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Chapter 2 Country Data Tables
This chapter presents detailed data on the compo nents used in constructing the EFW index for the 159 jurisdictions included in this study. This year Laos and Liberia appear in the index for the first time. For each country for which data were available, we present the overall EFW index rating and the rank of that country for the years 1980, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2013, and 2014. Like all the ratings in the index, these are values out of 10; 10 is the highest possible rating and zero (0) is the lowest. A higher rating indicates a greater degree of economic freedom.
Ratings are also available for many countries for 1970, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012 but these data are not shown in the tables because of limited space. See <www.freetheworld.com> for full data.
In the following tables, the top row shows the country’s summary rating for each year and, in parentheses, its overall rank. In the rows below, titles on the left in bold face indicate the five areas of economic freedom that are combined to gener-ate an overall score. The cells to their right give the rating for that area for each year. Underneath each area title are the titles of the components and sub-components that are combined to generate that area’s score. In these rows are the scores for each year presented, where data are available. Shown in italic beside some scores are the actual data used to derive that particular component rating. For some countries, data for other components for certain years may be reported even though there were insufficient data to compute area or summary ratings. A more complete description of each component, including the methodology used to calculate the ratings, can be found in the Appendix: Explanatory Notes and Data Sources (p. 273).
For researchers Chain-linked data are not reported in the following tables but they are available on <www.freetheworld.com>. See chapter 1 for an explanation of the chain-linked method.
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Albania1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.60 (90) 6.29 (76) 6.98 (66) 7.37 (37) 7.27 (48) 7.40 (42)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.19 7.63 8.04 7.74 7.80 7.54
A. Government consumption 7.70 (13.81) 4.87 (23.44) 9.10 (9.07) 8.99 (9.42) 8.09 (12.50) 8.17 (12.21) 8.13 (12.36)
B. Transfers and subsidies 3.51 (24.30) 7.80 (8.57) 9.66 (1.73) 7.39 (10.09) 7.54 (9.53) 7.54 (9.53)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (26.70) 8.00 (19.45) 7.00 (22.30) 7.00 (21.00) 8.00 (15.94)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.50 8.50 8.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 (25) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 9.00 (23)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (51) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 4.00 (41)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.21 4.77 4.80 5.36 4.67 4.80
A. Judicial independence 2.38 3.29 2.47 2.73
B. Impartial courts 4.31 2.66 4.51 3.27 3.11
C. Protection of property rights 3.36 4.05 2.96 3.41
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.68 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.17 5.36 4.39 4.39
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.06 5.46 6.33 6.23
H. Reliability of police 4.91 5.86 4.54 4.54
I. Business costs of crime 4.64 7.17 5.58 6.26
Area 3. Sound Money 6.54 7.40 9.64 9.73 9.69 9.63
A. Money growth 9.57 (2.16) 9.50 (2.50) 9.86 (0.71) 9.67 (-1.67) 9.42 (2.91)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.62 (0.95) 5.03 (12.43) 9.53 (1.16) 9.75 (0.62) 9.49 (1.28) 9.43 (1.43)
C. Inflation: most recent year 10.00 0.00 9.99 (0.05) 9.53 (2.37) 9.29 (3.55) 9.61 (1.94) 9.67 (1.63)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.88 6.33 7.25 7.54 8.07
A. Tariffs 6.11 8.24 8.45 8.97 8.97
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.14 (7.29) 8.14 (2.79) 8.57 (2.14) 9.64 (0.54) 9.64 (0.54)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 5.14 (7.29) 8.74 (6.30) 9.00 (5.00) 9.24 (3.80) 9.24 (3.80)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.60 (8.50) 7.83 (5.42) 7.78 (5.55) 8.04 (4.90) 8.04 (4.90)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.89 6.86 5.95 7.75
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.41 6.28 4.46 6.27
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.36 7.45 7.45 9.22
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 1.54 2.19 3.68 5.23 5.54
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.02 6.41 4.78 5.71
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.54 1.54 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 6.29 6.29
Area 5. Regulation 2.47 5.75 6.10 6.76 6.63 6.96
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 5.36 7.51 7.04 6.98 7.24
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 5.08 8.53 6.12 5.94 6.71
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.97 7.14 6.65 7.20
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.60 5.57 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.69 6.11 4.81 6.15
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.74 6.86 5.20 7.20
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.81 6.30 6.30 6.30
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 10.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.82 6.12 6.25 6.43
(i) Administrative requirements 2.66 5.68 4.94 5.87
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 0.99 6.04 6.04 6.04
(iii) Starting a business 8.40 9.54 9.75 9.71
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.94 4.78 3.59 3.77
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.63 4.83 7.19 7.19
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.31 5.84 6.00 6.00
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Algeria1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.97 (89) 3.45 (107) 4.66 (117) 5.74 (126) 5.22 (148) 5.19 (149) 5.15 (151)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.32 4.60 5.65 4.84 3.38 3.42 3.46
A. Government consumption 4.65 (24.19) 5.19 (22.35) 4.53 (24.60) 3.90 (26.74) 1.94 (33.40) 1.38 (35.30) 1.53 (34.80)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.41 (6.32) 8.63 (5.52) 8.19 (7.14) 7.82 (8.51) 7.82 (8.51)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (32.50) 4.00 (30.40) 4.00 (37.80) 2.00 (48.40) 0.00 (61.26) 0.00 (61.26) 0.00 (61.26)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.50 4.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (53) 2.00 (53)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.77 3.50 2.39 5.32 4.44 4.80 4.80
A. Judicial independence 4.57 2.54 4.10 3.90
B. Impartial courts 3.84 5.11 3.28 3.40 3.87
C. Protection of property rights 5.80 3.47 4.54 4.58
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.39 4.39 4.39 4.51
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.57 6.76 6.63 6.63
H. Reliability of police 6.89 4.56 5.12 5.12
I. Business costs of crime 4.58 4.94 4.98 5.43
Area 3. Sound Money 5.23 4.50 7.00 7.51 7.17 7.17 7.20
A. Money growth 8.35 (8.24) 9.35 (3.25) 7.95 (10.26) 7.84 (10.81) 8.35 (8.25) 8.92 (5.42) 7.92 (-10.40)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.70 (5.75) 5.53 (11.17) 5.14 (12.16) 7.52 (6.20) 6.13 (9.67) 5.42 (11.45) 6.48 (8.81)
C. Inflation: most recent year 4.87 (25.66) 3.12 (34.40) 9.93 (0.34) 9.67 (1.64) 9.22 (3.91) 9.35 (3.25) 9.42 (2.92)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.55 1.69 4.80 5.98 5.79 4.87 4.64
A. Tariffs 7.66 5.08 4.95 6.95 6.91 6.86 6.84
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.36 (5.46) 8.21 (2.69) 8.61 (2.08) 8.48 (2.28) 8.48 (2.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.66 (11.70) 5.08 (24.60) 6.36 (5.46) 6.84 (15.80) 6.28 (18.60) 6.28 (18.60) 6.24 (18.80)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 3.40 (16.50) 5.81 (10.47) 5.83 (10.42) 5.83 (10.42) 5.79 (10.53)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.35 5.89 5.81 2.97
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.16 4.73 4.51 5.95
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.53 7.05 7.12 0.00
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 7.78 7.93 8.57 5.27 7.18
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 1.67 2.69 1.79 1.54 1.57
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.07 4.27 3.79 3.87
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.67 0.91 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.10 1.11 0.84 0.84
Area 5. Regulation 2.93 3.45 5.06 5.33 5.70 5.66
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 0.87 2.26 4.45 5.67 6.67 6.15
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(ii) Private sector credit 1.74 1.78 3.34 10.00 10.00 8.46
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 5.00 10.00 7.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.16 4.99 4.63 4.82
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.60 5.57 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.35 4.74 3.47 3.66
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.59 4.91 5.98 4.91
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 6.00 4.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.42 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 5.58 5.34 5.80 6.02
(i) Administrative requirements 3.31 2.10 3.42 3.84
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.74 6.52 6.52 6.52
(iii) Starting a business 8.94 8.97 9.10 9.17
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.66 3.20 3.21 3.32
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.90 6.29 7.59 7.59
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 4.94 4.94 4.94 5.68
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Angola1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.81 (140) 5.26 (146) 5.21 (148) 5.08 (154)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.72 4.84 4.44 4.44
A. Government consumption 2.59 (31.20) 1.91 (33.50) 0.00 (45.22) 0.00 (46.63)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.58 (5.71) 7.96 (7.98) 8.25 (6.91) 8.25 (6.91)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (62.50) 0.00 (79.40) 0.00 (81.60) 0.00 (81.60)
D. Top marginal tax rate 9.50 9.50 9.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (17) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (17)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.15 3.74 3.21 3.21
A. Judicial independence 3.08 2.36 1.84 1.84
B. Impartial courts 2.92 2.51 1.97 1.97
C. Protection of property rights 4.11 2.85 2.51 2.51
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 1.35 5.47 5.42 5.46
H. Reliability of police 3.84 4.23 3.02 3.02
I. Business costs of crime 2.40 5.62 4.29 4.29
Area 3. Sound Money 1.26 5.57 6.79 6.91
A. Money growth 0.00 (53.88) 5.12 (24.41) 9.00 (5.01) 8.47 (7.66)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 0.00 (40.17) 5.06 (12.36) 4.91 (12.73) 5.63 (10.93)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.05 (24.76) 7.11 (14.47) 8.24 (8.78) 8.54 (7.28)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.22 6.19 5.95 5.11
A. Tariffs 8.39 8.24 8.38 7.09
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.35 (0.97) 8.89 (1.67) 9.29 (1.07) 9.29 (1.07)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.48 (7.60) 8.54 (7.30) 8.54 (7.30) 7.72 (11.40)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.35 (6.62) 7.28 (6.79) 7.31 (6.72) 4.25 (14.36)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.02 4.02 3.63 1.57
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.67 4.71 3.13 3.13
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 1.38 3.33 4.13 0.00
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.46 2.50 1.78 1.78
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.83 5.20 2.95 2.95
(ii) Capital controls 1.54 2.31 2.31 2.31
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.08
Area 5. Regulation 4.70 5.96 5.67 5.72
A. Credit Market regulations 6.67 8.67 8.73 8.73
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 10.00 9.19 9.19
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 5.00 8.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.99 4.01 2.63 2.45
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.30 3.33 3.33 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.39 4.17 2.66 2.66
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.62 6.28 5.17 5.17
(iv) Hours regulations 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.62 6.26 0.65 0.64
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 3.46 5.21 5.64 5.98
(i) Administrative requirements 2.17 1.76 2.76 2.76
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 0.46 7.94 7.94 7.94
(iii) Starting a business 3.09 6.49 6.52 8.55
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.88 2.89 2.17 2.17
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.18 5.36 7.61 7.61
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.95 6.84 6.84 6.84
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Argentina1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.30 (80) 4.54 (91) 7.40 (35) 5.99 (110) 5.74 (136) 5.01 (154) 4.81 (156)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.10 6.18 7.78 7.56 5.99 5.29 5.02
A. Government consumption 6.91 (16.50) 8.53 (11.00) 6.88 (16.62) 6.98 (16.26) 6.85 (16.70) 6.21 (18.90) 5.97 (19.70)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.49 (9.70) 8.17 (7.20) 7.22 (10.69) 8.28 (6.82) 6.12 (14.74) 4.93 (19.09) 4.12 (22.07)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (39.50) 4.00 (30.00) 10.00 (6.44) 10.00 (11.03) 6.00 6.00 6.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.00 4.00 7.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 4.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 6.00 (45) 7.00 (35) 8.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (57) 6.00 (36-43) 3.00 (46) 3.00 (49) 1.00 (58) 1.00 (58)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.20 6.03 5.41 4.22 4.31 3.99 4.12
A. Judicial independence 3.17 1.96 2.63 2.15 2.40
B. Impartial courts 5.18 2.62 2.61 2.10 2.51
C. Protection of property rights 3.72 3.18 2.92 2.71 3.13
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 7.22 7.50 7.50 7.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 5.00 4.17 3.30 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.02 5.02 4.77 4.65
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.74 6.70 6.86 6.86
H. Reliability of police 3.11 3.17 2.80 2.80
I. Business costs of crime 3.16 4.11 3.73 3.89
Area 3. Sound Money 2.50 2.50 9.71 5.44 6.59 6.25 5.55
A. Money growth 0.00 (90.34) 0.00 (441.58) 9.50 (-2.48) 3.33 (33.35) 7.53 (12.34) 6.33 (18.36) 6.16 (19.20)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 0.00 (119.77) 0.00 (1198.84) 9.52 (1.20) 5.37 (11.56) 9.14 (2.16) 9.26 (1.84) 7.66 (5.84)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (92.02) 0.00 (2064.19) 9.81 (-0.94) 8.07 (9.64) 4.68 (26.60) 4.40 (28.00) 3.39 (33.05)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.62 4.40 7.62 6.42 6.13 3.69 3.44
A. Tariffs 4.05 3.19 7.47 6.49 5.59 6.05 5.82
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 3.67 (9.50) 3.40 (9.90) 7.92 (3.12) 5.58 (6.62) 3.51 (9.73) 4.65 (8.03) 4.15 (8.77)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.44 (27.80) 5.90 (20.50) 7.92 (3.12) 7.88 (10.60) 7.48 (12.60) 7.32 (13.40) 7.28 (13.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.28 (24.30) 7.00 (7.50) 6.00 (10.00) 5.77 (10.58) 6.19 (9.51) 6.03 (9.93)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.42 5.69 5.33 5.25 3.84
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.18 3.81 2.58 3.22 3.80
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.66 7.57 8.08 7.29 3.88
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 6.58 3.49 3.59 3.44 4.10
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.31 5.88 5.36 3.52 5.48
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 3.85 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.60 4.65 6.04 6.04
Area 5. Regulation 4.09 3.58 6.49 6.31 5.67 5.81 5.91
A. Credit Market regulations 4.45 3.70 7.32 8.27 6.57 7.46 7.52
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.34 6.09 6.95 9.80 5.72 8.38 8.56
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.73 3.46 6.11 5.12 5.36 4.93 5.27
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.42 5.60 3.90 1.67 2.77
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.00 5.28 2.50 2.82 2.64 2.87
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 4.83 4.60 2.91 2.73 3.44
(iv) Hours regulations 5.01 4.66 6.01 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.05 5.54 5.07 5.06 4.94
(i) Administrative requirements 6.78 2.48 2.43 2.11 2.01
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.50 7.09 5.60 5.60 5.60
(iii) Starting a business 4.83 8.87 9.04 9.03 9.09
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.07 4.98 3.20 2.78 2.13
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.91 4.81 5.35 5.35
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 4.92 5.35 5.46 5.46
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Armenia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.31 (47) 7.55 (23) 7.70 (15) 7.71 (18)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.75 8.19 8.05 7.73
A. Government consumption 8.16 (12.26) 7.72 (13.75) 8.22 (12.04) 7.94 (13.01)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.33 (6.62) 8.05 (7.67) 8.00 (7.86) 8.00 (7.86)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 8.00 (18.30) 10.00 (10.80) 10.00 (9.01)
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.50 9.00 6.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 10.00 (20) 6.00 (36) 5.00 (36)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 8.00 8.00 (26) 6.00 (36) 5.00 (36)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.56 5.56 5.61 5.56
A. Judicial independence 2.11 3.01 3.20 3.27
B. Impartial courts 2.97 3.88 3.56 3.43
C. Protection of property rights 5.53 4.62 5.26 4.93
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.83 5.83 5.83 5.83
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.16 5.99 5.32 5.32
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.79 9.77 9.80 9.80
H. Reliability of police 4.63 4.10 4.99 4.99
I. Business costs of crime 7.00 7.82 7.56 7.48
Area 3. Sound Money 9.21 9.18 9.18 9.36
A. Money growth 7.56 (12.20) 9.64 (1.82) 9.41 (2.94) 9.53 (2.37)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.41 (1.48) 8.72 (3.21) 8.45 (3.87) 8.50 (3.74)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.87 (0.64) 8.36 (8.18) 8.84 (5.79) 9.40 (2.98)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.08 7.61 8.08 8.38
A. Tariffs 7.71 8.90 8.90 8.86
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.37 (0.95) 9.15 (1.28) 9.03 (1.45) 9.03 (1.45)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.40 (3.00) 9.44 (2.80) 9.30 (3.50) 9.26 (3.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.36 (14.10) 8.11 (4.73) 8.36 (4.10) 8.28 (4.29)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.16 6.60 6.60 7.59
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.31 5.25 5.50 5.35
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.00 7.95 7.70 9.82
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.44 4.95 6.82 7.08
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.76 5.42 5.07 5.86
(ii) Capital controls 8.46 8.33 5.38 5.38
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.10 1.11 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 6.95 7.22 7.56 7.49
A. Credit Market regulations 9.56 8.83 9.46 9.46
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.68 7.50 8.39 8.39
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.05 6.55 6.38 6.30
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 6.67 6.67 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.15 6.31 5.83 6.03
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.64 7.36 6.79 7.19
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.79 8.99 8.99 9.00
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 5.25 6.28 6.83 6.72
(i) Administrative requirements 3.04 4.12 4.50 4.22
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.93 6.08 6.08 6.08
(iii) Starting a business 9.36 9.71 9.89 9.89
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.19 3.85 4.51 4.10
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.47 9.53 9.56 9.55
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.49 4.40 6.40 6.49
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Australia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.85 (12) 7.73 (10) 8.07 (10) 8.07 (10) 7.94 (5) 7.83 (13) 7.93 (10)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.08 5.35 5.47 6.38 6.67 6.72 6.60
A. Government consumption 4.93 (23.23) 5.20 (22.33) 4.79 (23.70) 4.72 (23.95) 4.36 (25.18) 4.59 (24.40) 4.60 (24.35)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.38 (10.10) 7.22 (10.70) 7.09 (11.17) 6.80 (12.26) 6.80 (12.23) 6.80 (12.25) 6.80 (12.25)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (28.40) 6.00 (25.20) 10.00 (13.03) 10.00 (10.62) 10.00 (14.20) 10.00 (12.27) 10.00 (12.27)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 5.50 5.50 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (62) 3.00 (49) 3.00 (47) 4.00 (47) 6.00 (45) 6.00 (45) 5.00 (47)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (49) 3.00 (49) 4.00 (49) 5.00 (47) 5.00 (47) 5.00 (49)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.26 7.86 9.49 8.48 8.09 7.87 8.02
A. Judicial independence 9.52 8.80 8.53 8.15 8.58
B. Impartial courts 9.69 8.31 6.62 5.77 6.30
C. Protection of property rights 8.27 8.97 7.59 7.51 8.13
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 9.79 9.17 9.17 9.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.23 6.16 6.16 6.16
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.33 8.26 8.21 8.21
H. Reliability of police 8.07 8.24 8.42 8.42
I. Business costs of crime 7.82 8.19 7.48 7.23
Area 3. Sound Money 9.00 9.15 9.40 9.44 9.47 9.25 9.26
A. Money growth 8.57 (7.17) 8.06 (9.70) 9.19 (4.04) 8.61 (6.94) 9.13 (4.37) 8.57 (7.15) 8.53 (7.37)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.40 (1.51) 9.19 (2.02) 9.31 (1.72) 9.68 (0.79) 9.33 (1.67) 8.93 (2.68) 9.03 (2.42)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.03 (9.84) 9.35 (3.26) 9.10 (4.48) 9.47 (2.67) 9.43 (2.85) 9.51 (2.45) 9.50 (2.49)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.38 8.15 8.33 7.48 7.52 7.56 7.71
A. Tariffs 7.35 6.46 8.43 8.43 8.83 8.99 8.94
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.60 (3.60) 7.93 (3.10) 9.06 (1.41) 8.97 (1.55) 9.25 (1.13) 9.15 (1.28) 9.15 (1.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.10 (14.50) 7.16 (14.20) 9.06 (1.41) 9.14 (4.30) 9.44 (2.80) 9.46 (2.70) 9.46 (2.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.28 (14.30) 7.40 (6.50) 7.17 (7.07) 7.80 (5.49) 8.37 (4.08) 8.21 (4.48)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.78 8.18 8.28 7.39 7.91
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.07 7.44 7.65 5.86 7.35
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.50 8.91 8.91 8.91 8.47
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 8.00 6.11 3.32 2.97 3.87 4.00
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.14 7.57 7.26 6.91 7.29
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 8.00 3.08 2.31 1.54 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.10 0.11 0.08 0.08
Area 5. Regulation 6.53 8.12 7.63 8.55 7.96 7.75 8.07
A. Credit Market regulations 8.38 9.68 10.00 10.00 9.40 9.50 9.50
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.14 9.03 10.00 10.00 8.21 8.50 8.51
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.56 5.57 8.36 7.74 7.02 8.01
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.55 10.00 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.50 3.08 4.60 4.14 2.85 4.95
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 5.52 5.93 5.44 4.47 6.28
(iv) Hours regulations 4.68 10.00 10.00 8.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.63 7.93 7.93 7.93
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.33 7.29 6.74 6.74 6.71
(i) Administrative requirements 6.73 3.49 3.64 3.01 3.89
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.20 5.32 1.95 1.95 1.95
(iii) Starting a business 7.37 9.92 9.93 9.91 9.91
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 9.01 8.94 7.64 7.64 6.59
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.29 8.50 9.09 9.09
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.80 8.78 8.82 8.82
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Austria1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.45 (19) 6.95 (24) 7.55 (25) 7.85 (15) 7.54 (24) 7.51 (27) 7.56 (28)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.14 3.11 2.77 5.23 4.90 5.13 5.12
A. Government consumption 4.46 (24.82) 4.40 (25.03) 4.16 (25.86) 4.58 (24.44) 4.07 (26.16) 3.85 (26.90) 3.82 (27.00)
B. Transfers and subsidies 4.11 (22.10) 4.03 (22.40) 2.93 (26.44) 2.84 (26.78) 2.02 (29.78) 3.17 (25.58) 3.17 (25.58)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (44.50) 2.00 (42.00) 10.00 (10.20) 10.00 (12.68) 10.00 (14.91) 10.00 (13.27) 10.00 (13.27)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.50 3.50 3.50 3.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (62) 4.00 (50) 4.00 (50) 4.00 (50) 4.00 (50) 4.00 (50) 4.00 (50)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (62) 0.00 (66) 3.00 (54) 3.00 (54) 3.00 (54) 3.00 (54)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 8.04 8.35 9.34 8.68 8.08 8.00 8.06
A. Judicial independence 9.02 8.15 7.57 6.96 6.93
B. Impartial courts 9.02 8.56 6.51 5.80 6.41
C. Protection of property rights 8.65 9.08 8.23 8.07 8.14
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.70 6.38 6.38 6.37
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.92 8.09 8.10 8.10
H. Reliability of police 8.63 8.21 8.23 8.23
I. Business costs of crime 9.04 7.74 8.48 8.31
Area 3. Sound Money 8.40 9.63 9.63 9.55 9.64 9.63 9.61
A. Money growth 9.97 (-0.17) 9.46 (2.69) 9.18 (4.10) 8.77 (6.15) 9.19 (4.06) 9.12 (4.41) 8.88 (5.59)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.64 (0.90) 9.75 (0.63) 9.80 (0.50) 9.91 (0.23) 9.74 (0.64) 9.79 (0.52) 9.89 (0.28)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.00 (5.00) 9.31 (3.45) 9.53 (2.35) 9.54 (2.30) 9.64 (1.81) 9.60 (2.00) 9.68 (1.61)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.87 7.64 9.11 8.15 7.91 7.66 8.17
A. Tariffs 8.61 7.92 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.53 (0.70) 9.53 (0.70) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.68 (11.60) 8.26 (8.70) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.96 (10.10) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.15 8.39 7.93 7.32 8.80
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.80 7.84 6.77 5.87 7.64
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.50 8.93 9.08 8.76 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 5.00 8.11 5.80 5.35 5.07 5.43
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.30 7.93 6.57 6.26 7.34
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 5.00 6.92 3.08 3.08 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.79 6.05 6.92 7.62 7.19 7.15 6.86
A. Credit Market regulations 6.96 7.46 9.75 9.75 8.92 9.08 8.89
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.88 7.39 9.24 9.26 8.77 9.25 8.66
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.63 4.63 3.86 5.91 6.33 6.09 5.65
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.56 8.90 10.00 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.82 3.05 4.25 4.26 4.11 3.85
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 4.49 3.50 2.77 2.71 2.51 2.15
(iv) Hours regulations 4.40 4.22 5.18 6.70 8.00 8.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.81 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 5.00 5.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 7.16 7.21 6.32 6.28 6.05
(i) Administrative requirements 7.53 4.27 4.21 3.98 4.07
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.43 5.54 1.45 1.45 1.45
(iii) Starting a business 5.42 8.85 8.88 9.25 9.25
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.27 8.92 7.65 7.09 6.12
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.61 7.65 7.79 7.28
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.09 8.09 8.14 8.14
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Azerbaijan1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.05 (105) 6.01 (130) 6.34 (123) 6.55 (107)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.02 4.34 5.03 5.19
A. Government consumption 6.00 (19.61) 4.12 (26.00) 5.53 (21.20) 6.17 (19.02)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.09 (11.19) 8.26 (6.88) 8.10 (7.46) 8.10 (7.46)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 0.00 (65.42) 0.00 (77.11) 0.00 (77.11)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 5.00 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (49) 3.00 (49) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (41)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.87 5.97 5.94 5.95
A. Judicial independence 2.98 4.05 3.60 3.60
B. Impartial courts 3.40 4.23 4.47 4.47
C. Protection of property rights 4.39 4.73 4.68 4.68
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 5.83 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.04 5.83 5.83 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.33 7.55 7.25 7.25
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.85 9.73 9.71 9.77
H. Reliability of police 5.75 4.64 5.14 5.14
I. Business costs of crime 7.44 7.14 7.79 7.79
Area 3. Sound Money 7.25 6.25 6.77 7.45
A. Money growth 8.57 (7.17) 7.01 (14.97) 8.50 (7.52) 9.04 (4.80)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.77 (5.58) 4.14 (14.66) 4.06 (14.85) 6.02 (9.95)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.68 (11.59) 8.87 (5.67) 9.52 (2.42) 9.72 (1.39)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.92 6.48 6.89 7.07
A. Tariffs 6.91 8.13 7.98 7.95
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.39 (0.92) 8.97 (1.54) 8.97 (1.54)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.92 (10.40) 8.22 (8.90) 8.20 (9.00) 8.20 (9.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.89 (10.27) 6.80 (8.01) 6.76 (8.10) 6.69 (8.28)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.51 4.47 5.98 6.11
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.38 4.59 5.62 4.81
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 2.64 4.36 6.34 7.41
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 3.25 3.33 3.59 4.23
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.68 5.38 5.05 7.00
(ii) Capital controls 3.08 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 1.09 1.09
Area 5. Regulation 6.19 6.99 7.06 7.08
A. Credit Market regulations 7.33 8.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.99 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.51 6.69 6.35 6.57
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 8.33 8.33 8.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.78 7.24 5.68 6.77
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.60 7.82 7.31 7.59
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.96 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 4.74 6.28 6.83 6.67
(i) Administrative requirements 3.96 4.48 4.89 4.89
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.89 5.72 5.72 5.72
(iii) Starting a business 8.27 9.72 9.81 9.89
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.65 3.46 4.32 4.09
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.67 6.85 8.45 7.60
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.00 7.48 7.81 7.81
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Bahamas1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.28 (24) 6.47 (33) 6.69 (61) 7.42 (36) 7.46 (31) 7.40 (36) 7.38 (49)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 8.45 8.51 7.79 8.06 8.13 8.05 8.11
A. Government consumption 6.81 (16.85) 7.18 (15.60) 5.18 (22.40) 6.46 (18.04) 6.56 (17.70) 6.29 (18.60) 6.51 (17.86)
B. Transfers and subsidies 10.00 (0.50) 9.86 (1.00) 8.97 (4.29) 8.78 (4.96) 8.97 (4.28) 8.91 (4.48) 8.91 (4.48)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (24.20) 7.00 (24.20) 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (5-9) 10.00 (5-9) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (9) 10.00 (9)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.70 6.35 8.47 6.57 6.66 6.67
A. Judicial independence 5.00
B. Impartial courts 7.07 7.90 6.80 6.60 6.69
C. Protection of property rights 3.00
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.49 5.49 5.49
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 3.06 3.72 3.68
H. Reliability of police
I. Business costs of crime
Area 3. Sound Money 6.25 7.02 6.87 6.82 7.30 7.11 6.89
A. Money growth 8.43 (7.84) 9.38 (3.08) 8.05 (9.74) 8.61 (6.95) 9.93 (0.34) 9.09 (4.57) 8.47 (7.65)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.58 (3.54) 9.32 (1.70) 9.64 (0.90) 8.97 (2.57) 9.53 (1.18) 9.42 (1.46) 9.41 (1.48)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.00 (10.01) 9.37 (3.16) 9.79 (1.04) 9.68 (1.59) 9.73 (1.34) 9.93 (0.37) 9.70 (1.50)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.44 3.67 4.96 6.34 6.35 6.56 6.66
A. Tariffs 4.32 3.60 3.33 4.26 3.27 3.28 3.34
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.60 (8.10) 3.60 (9.60) 3.67 (9.50) 4.14 (8.79) 4.04 (8.94) 4.49 (8.27) 4.49 (8.27)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.04 (29.80) 3.67 (9.50) 3.96 (30.20) 2.82 (35.90) 2.96 (35.20) 2.98 (35.10)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.68 (13.29) 2.96 (17.59) 2.40 (19.01) 2.56 (18.60)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.76 7.76 8.11
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.76 7.76 8.11
C. Black-market exchange rates 6.00 7.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 1.54 4.77 4.37 5.21 5.21
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.54 1.54 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 8.00 7.97 9.64 9.64
Area 5. Regulation 6.98 7.45 7.51 7.42 8.93 8.61 8.58
A. Credit Market regulations 8.62 9.84 10.00 9.78 9.21 8.62 8.62
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.86 9.53 10.00 9.35 7.62 5.87 5.87
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.86 8.36 8.36
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.55 6.55 6.55
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.73 8.83 8.77
(i) Administrative requirements
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 8.92 9.14 8.97
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.91 8.01 7.98
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.35 9.35 9.35
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.39 (7) 6.88 (26) 7.69 (18) 7.16 (56) 7.75 (13) 7.55 (23) 7.60 (26)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.26 5.91 6.80 6.48 7.04 6.72 6.73
A. Government consumption 3.25 (28.95) 0.00 (43.78) 3.78 (27.15) 2.94 (29.99) 4.74 (23.90) 3.56 (27.88) 3.64 (27.64)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.81 (1.20) 9.64 (1.80) 9.43 (2.59) 8.99 (4.21) 9.44 (2.56) 9.30 (3.06) 9.30 (3.06)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (29.80) 4.00 (31.70) 4.00 (31.70) 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (17)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.70 6.54 5.76 7.00 6.28 6.52
A. Judicial independence 4.07 7.18 5.69 6.24
B. Impartial courts 6.30 4.12 6.02 5.07 5.71
C. Protection of property rights 6.62 7.86 7.08 7.24
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.79 4.79 4.79
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.53 8.86 8.86
H. Reliability of police 5.70 7.96 6.73 6.73
I. Business costs of crime 6.48 7.31 5.82 6.63
Area 3. Sound Money 8.10 8.79 9.12 8.82 8.39 8.71 9.12
A. Money growth 6.38 (18.10) 9.60 (1.99) 9.71 (1.46) 8.40 (7.99) 8.56 (7.20) 9.87 (0.65) 9.67 (1.66)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.81 (7.98) 6.92 (7.71) 6.91 (7.73) 7.38 (6.54) 5.40 (11.50) 5.61 (10.97) 7.34 (6.65)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.22 (3.90) 8.63 (6.84) 9.86 (-0.70) 9.48 (2.59) 9.61 (1.96) 9.36 (3.19) 9.47 (2.65)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.13 7.09 8.71 7.65 7.98 7.66 7.56
A. Tariffs 9.39 9.27 9.19 8.37 8.22 8.56 8.67
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.39 (0.91) 9.27 (1.10) 9.19 (1.21) 8.83 (1.75) 9.42 (0.87) 9.51 (0.73) 9.51 (0.73)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.19 (1.21) 8.98 (5.10) 8.98 (5.10) 9.06 (4.70) 9.06 (4.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.31 (6.73) 6.26 (9.36) 7.10 (7.24) 7.44 (6.39)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.59 8.29 7.38 6.65
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.59 8.28 6.45 7.62
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.31 8.31 5.68
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 6.92 4.63 5.40 4.71 4.93
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.14 8.15 7.39 8.05
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 6.92 6.15 7.50 6.15 6.15
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.60 0.55 0.59 0.59
Area 5. Regulation 7.07 6.94 7.26 7.10 8.33 8.38 8.04
A. Credit Market regulations 8.71 8.49 9.34 9.43 8.47 9.48 8.98
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.42 7.47 8.01 8.29 8.42 8.44 6.94
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 7.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.03 8.87 8.32 8.09
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 8.33 8.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.25 4.79 5.57 4.26
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.85 8.42 8.00 7.96
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.83 7.64 7.35 7.06
(i) Administrative requirements 4.04 6.45 5.44 5.77
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.93 3.25 3.25 3.25
(iii) Starting a business 8.85 9.07 9.08
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.51 7.72 7.08 6.40
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.98 9.94 8.55
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.60 9.33 9.33
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.34 (101) 4.50 (92) 6.02 (86) 6.08 (104) 6.43 (108) 6.42 (115) 6.35 (121)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.30 7.00 8.07 8.62 9.09 8.85 8.83
A. Government consumption 9.89 (6.38) 10.00 (4.82) 10.00 (5.60) 9.69 (7.04) 9.79 (6.70) 9.82 (6.60) 9.75 (6.85)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.28 (3.15) 9.78 (1.29) 9.56 (2.10) 9.58 (2.04) 9.58 (2.04)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (44.40) 2.00 (47.10) 4.00 (30.03) 6.00 (25.30) 8.00 (17.80) 7.00 (23.40) 7.00 (22.91)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.54 2.44 3.23 2.96 3.61 3.02 3.03
A. Judicial independence 2.48 3.70 2.05 2.29
B. Impartial courts 4.22 2.97 3.70 3.13 2.74
C. Protection of property rights 2.02 4.70 4.44 3.75 4.10
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 4.58 4.17 4.17 4.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 1.15 1.15 0.94 0.94
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 1.61 3.20 3.02 3.09
H. Reliability of police 2.27 3.44 2.62 2.62
I. Business costs of crime 3.52 5.32 4.15 3.95
Area 3. Sound Money 4.64 6.95 7.02 6.65 6.48 6.75 7.02
A. Money growth 7.03 (14.86) 9.62 (1.89) 9.07 (4.64) 8.55 (7.24) 8.08 (9.61) 8.85 (5.73) 9.91 (-0.46)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 4.23 (14.43) 9.16 (2.10) 9.46 (1.36) 9.45 (1.38) 9.48 (1.30) 9.67 (0.83) 9.57 (1.06)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.32 (13.39) 9.03 (4.87) 9.56 (2.21) 8.59 (7.04) 8.37 (8.13) 8.49 (7.53) 8.60 (6.99)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 0.18 0.21 5.71 5.77 6.04 6.57 5.88
A. Tariffs 0.53 0.64 5.19 5.76 6.41 6.67 6.67
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 1.07 (13.40) 1.93 (12.10) 5.33 (7.00) 4.12 (8.82) 5.65 (6.52) 6.53 (5.21) 6.53 (5.21)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (99.90) 0.00 (102.20) 5.33 (7.00) 6.64 (16.80) 7.06 (14.70) 7.22 (13.90) 7.22 (13.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (50.40) 4.56 (13.60) 6.53 (8.66) 6.53 (8.67) 6.27 (9.31) 6.27 (9.31)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.73 4.54 5.72 5.90 2.81
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.73 5.40 5.32 6.11 5.46
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 3.67 6.13 5.69 0.16
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 2.93 2.76 2.00 3.71 4.03
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.86 7.52 6.01 5.33 6.31
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 5.79 5.79
Area 5. Regulation 5.03 5.91 6.06 6.42 6.94 6.92 6.98
A. Credit Market regulations 3.44 5.76 6.68 8.21 8.26 7.86 8.00
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 4.31 7.28 8.05 9.64 9.79 8.59 9.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.55 6.76 6.68 7.23 7.27
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.60 6.70 5.57 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.97 6.00 6.23 5.62 5.94
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.63 7.52 6.94 6.39 6.35
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.36 1.37 1.37 1.37
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.94 4.29 5.89 5.67 5.68
(i) Administrative requirements 7.55 2.40 3.40 3.26 3.36
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.73 2.40 6.30 6.30 6.30
(iii) Starting a business 4.58 7.85 9.07 9.20 9.23
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 1.91 2.35 2.58 2.10 2.04
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.22 7.36 6.52 6.53
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.52 6.61 6.61 6.61
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.72 (36) 6.06 (41) 6.20 (78) 6.81 (73) 6.83 (81) 6.63 (102) 6.65 (104)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.27 6.42 6.85 6.59 6.70 5.88 6.22
A. Government consumption 6.09 (19.28) 4.69 (24.07) 3.91 (26.70) 4.44 (24.92) 5.56 (21.10) 5.31 (21.95) 5.64 (20.84)
B. Transfers and subsidies 10.00 (0.20) 10.00 (0.50) 10.00 0.00 8.43 (6.28) 6.23 (14.35) 6.23 (14.35) 6.23 (14.35)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (19.00) 8.00 (18.30) 10.00 (12.00) 10.00 (3.68) 10.00 (3.68) 6.00 (25.29) 7.00 (23.56)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 3.00 3.50 3.50 5.00 6.00 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 4.00 (50) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 7.00 (35) 6.00 (38) 6.00 (38)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (54) 2.00 (53) 2.00 (53) 3.00 (47) 6.00 (38) 6.00 (38)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.70 5.20 7.65 7.79 6.43 6.46
A. Judicial independence 5.00 8.12 8.20 7.12 7.12
B. Impartial courts 7.61 7.15 6.26 5.25 5.25
C. Protection of property rights 3.00 7.35 8.04 6.69 6.69
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 9.40 9.20 9.70 9.89
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.80 3.80
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.93 5.93
H. Reliability of police 7.22 8.34 7.72 7.72
I. Business costs of crime 6.64 6.70 5.25 5.25
Area 3. Sound Money 5.06 6.67 6.70 6.29 6.58 6.95 7.17
A. Money growth 7.17 (14.16) 9.12 (4.38) 7.89 (10.55) 7.66 (11.68) 9.22 (3.89) 9.34 (-3.32) 9.91 (-0.45)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.59 (6.03) 8.64 (3.39) 9.40 (1.50) 8.70 (3.26) 8.26 (4.36) 8.84 (2.89) 9.15 (2.14)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.49 (22.56) 8.91 (5.45) 9.51 (2.44) 8.78 (6.08) 8.84 (5.82) 9.64 (1.80) 9.62 (1.89)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.11 4.69 5.33 6.66 6.80 7.40 6.94
A. Tariffs 7.53 6.06 6.20 5.63 5.80 7.12 7.28
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.53 (3.70) 7.60 (3.60) 7.90 (3.16) 8.35 (2.47) 8.35 (2.47) 8.35 (2.47)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.30 (13.50) 7.30 (13.50) 7.84 (10.80) 7.86 (10.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.52 (13.70) 1.68 (20.79) 1.74 (20.66) 5.16 (12.10) 5.63 (10.91)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.21 5.79 7.84 5.85
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.21 5.79 6.77 6.77
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.91 4.93
C. Black-market exchange rates 7.80 8.00 9.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.81 5.62 4.65 4.65
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.42 6.85 6.81 6.81
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 7.13 7.13
Area 5. Regulation 6.45 6.84 6.89 6.86 6.30 6.47 6.47
A. Credit Market regulations 7.19 8.25 8.37 8.34 6.16 6.00 6.00
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.58 6.74 7.11 7.02 0.48 0.00 0.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.21 6.93 7.25 7.25
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.03 4.85 4.41 4.41
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.61 5.94 6.51 6.51
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.68 5.68
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.03 5.82 6.16 6.16
(i) Administrative requirements 4.01 6.13 5.11 5.11
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.43 4.09 4.09 4.09
(iii) Starting a business 9.34 9.35
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.64 7.24 6.09 6.09
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.00 5.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.34 7.34
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Belgium1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.35 (9) 7.56 (12) 7.89 (14) 7.41 (39) 7.34 (39) 7.26 (51) 7.51 (32)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.62 4.19 4.57 4.34 3.99 3.94 3.94
A. Government consumption 5.43 (21.55) 6.44 (18.10) 3.45 (28.26) 2.95 (29.96) 2.53 (31.39) 2.32 (32.10) 2.33 (32.09)
B. Transfers and subsidies 3.05 (26.00) 3.32 (25.00) 3.81 (23.21) 3.39 (24.77) 2.43 (28.29) 2.43 (28.28) 2.43 (28.28)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (26.80) 6.00 (27.00) 10.00 (10.43) 10.00 (9.45) 10.00 (9.88) 10.00 (9.76) 10.00 (9.76)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (76) 2.00 (55-61) 2.00 (58-62.7) 2.00 (50-55) 2.00 (50-55) 2.00 (50-55) 2.00 (50-55)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (70) 0.00 (71) 0.00 (67-71) 0.00 (68-71) 0.00 (67-70) 0.00 (67-70)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.83 8.35 8.29 6.97 7.08 7.13 7.81
A. Judicial independence 7.35 6.98 7.11 7.78 8.03
B. Impartial courts 8.18 6.32 5.22 5.22 5.94
C. Protection of property rights 7.57 8.20 7.28 7.41 7.39
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.65 5.58 5.58 5.57
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 3.33 4.62 4.62 9.94
H. Reliability of police 7.03 7.70 7.82 7.82
I. Business costs of crime 6.91 7.87 7.42 7.28
Area 3. Sound Money 9.58 9.74 9.62 9.53 9.69 9.78 9.73
A. Money growth 9.78 (1.10) 9.97 (0.17) 9.10 (4.48) 8.79 (6.06) 9.35 (3.25) 9.51 (2.43) 9.21 (3.93)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.38 (1.56) 9.62 (0.95) 9.89 (0.28) 9.89 (0.28) 9.87 (0.34) 9.84 (0.40) 9.78 (0.56)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.16 (4.18) 9.37 (3.14) 9.49 (2.54) 9.44 (2.78) 9.56 (2.19) 9.78 (1.11) 9.93 (0.34)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 9.67 9.49 9.30 8.27 8.19 7.88 8.34
A. Tariffs 9.02 8.46 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.80 (0.30) 9.73 (0.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.86 8.07 8.34 7.52 8.83
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.22 7.21 7.69 6.12 7.92
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.50 8.93 8.99 8.91 9.73
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 10.00 10.00 9.17 6.63 6.09 5.74 6.10
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.87 8.10 7.25 6.74 7.82
(ii) Capital controls 10.00 10.00 8.46 5.38 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.05 6.02 7.65 7.96 7.76 7.59 7.71
A. Credit Market regulations 8.60 8.40 10.00 9.67 9.60 9.48 9.55
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 5.80 5.21 10.00 9.00 8.81 8.44 8.64
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.49 3.63 5.01 6.64 7.38 7.04 7.15
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.12 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.77 3.10 2.59 3.17 2.63 3.29
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 4.49 4.17 3.84 4.23 4.74 4.71
(iv) Hours regulations 2.99 3.25 2.67 6.00 8.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.52 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.95 7.57 6.31 6.25 6.44
(i) Administrative requirements 8.20 3.04 2.49 2.62 3.04
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.88 7.94 1.92 1.92 1.92
(iii) Starting a business 6.42 9.00 9.76 9.76 9.89
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.28 8.09 7.37 7.53 6.72
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.04 8.07 7.46 9.04
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.33 8.25 8.21 8.03
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Belize1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.59 (42) 5.90 (47) 6.52 (68) 7.26 (49) 6.47 (106) 6.44 (114) 6.34 (122)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.18 4.86 6.68 6.84 6.32 6.08 6.11
A. Government consumption 6.10 (19.25) 5.62 (20.90) 6.35 (18.42) 6.82 (16.81) 6.21 (18.90) 6.65 (17.40) 6.74 (17.09)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.43 (2.60) 9.81 (1.20) 9.69 (1.64) 9.69 (1.64) 8.75 (5.10) 8.69 (5.33) 8.69 (5.33)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (51.00) 0.00 (55.40) 4.00 (36.10) 4.00 (36.10) 4.00 0.00 (51.44) 0.00 (50.93)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 9.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (45) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.01 5.84 4.36 4.58 4.15
A. Judicial independence 3.43 3.43 3.43
B. Impartial courts 6.87 5.60 3.48 4.78 4.24
C. Protection of property rights 4.73 4.73 4.73
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 7.15 7.10 6.30 6.80 6.45
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.32 7.32 7.31 4.77
H. Reliability of police 3.24 3.24 3.24
I. Business costs of crime 3.03 3.03 3.03
Area 3. Sound Money 6.18 7.01 6.65 8.27 7.23 7.04 6.86
A. Money growth 8.50 (7.48) 9.29 (3.53) 8.46 (7.70) 9.74 (-1.28) 9.80 (1.01) 8.61 (6.96) 7.88 (10.60)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.50 (3.76) 8.81 (2.98) 8.28 (4.30) 9.07 (2.31) 9.30 (1.74) 9.67 (0.82) 9.81 (0.48)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.72 (11.40) 9.95 (0.26) 9.88 (0.61) 9.27 (3.64) 9.82 (0.89) 9.87 (0.65) 9.76 (1.20)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.13 4.27 5.19 6.60 6.36 6.41 6.63
A. Tariffs 4.20 2.80 5.61 6.32 6.48 6.58 6.29
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.20 (8.70) 2.80 (10.80) 5.61 (6.59) 5.97 (6.04) 6.67 (5.00) 6.81 (4.78) 6.81 (4.78)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 5.61 (6.59) 7.84 (10.80) 7.80 (11.00) 7.78 (11.10) 7.68 (11.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.16 (12.10) 4.98 (12.54) 5.16 (12.10) 4.39 (14.04)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.09 5.49 5.72 6.93
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.90 3.90 3.90
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.09 7.09 7.55 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 3.20 5.00 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 5.00 0.77 2.98 3.45 3.31 3.31
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.16 5.16 5.16
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 5.00 0.77 0.77 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 5.20 5.20 4.78 4.78
Area 5. Regulation 6.87 7.48 7.07 8.77 8.09 8.09 7.97
A. Credit Market regulations 8.11 9.94 8.83 8.43 9.62 9.95 9.95
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.22 9.82 7.50 5.29 8.85 9.84 9.84
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 9.17 8.20 7.91 7.58
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 8.90 7.77 7.77 7.77
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.03 6.03 6.03
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.12 7.12 7.12
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.78 8.27 6.55 6.55
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.70 6.45 6.43 6.39
(i) Administrative requirements 3.16 3.16 3.16
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.89 6.89 6.89
(iii) Starting a business 7.96 8.05 8.19 9.77
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 2.84 2.84 2.84
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.81 9.38 9.12 7.46
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.35 8.35 8.35 8.20
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.98 (60) 5.03 (74) 5.49 (104) 6.00 (109) 6.10 (127) 6.14 (129) 6.22 (126)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.67 4.17 4.72 7.00 6.23 6.33 5.86
A. Government consumption 9.35 (8.22) 8.34 (11.66) 7.45 (14.68) 6.99 (16.23) 6.27 (18.67) 6.06 (19.38) 6.19 (18.97)
B. Transfers and subsidies 10.00 (0.20) 9.64 (1.83) 9.77 (1.34) 9.77 (1.34)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (53.70) 0.00 (55.20) 2.00 (40.31) 4.00 (35.40) 2.00 (43.40) 6.00 (28.23) 4.00 (33.70)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 3.50 3.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 4.00 (45) 4.00 (45)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 3.00 (50)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.67 4.42 4.42 3.99 4.52 4.22 4.87
A. Judicial independence 4.59 3.47 2.90 4.09
B. Impartial courts 4.55 4.07 3.93 3.76 3.67
C. Protection of property rights 4.39 5.55 4.07 4.77
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 4.70 7.10 7.10 7.10 6.40
E. Integrity of the legal system 4.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 2.73 3.85 3.89 7.29
H. Reliability of police 3.87 6.04 5.68 5.68
I. Business costs of crime 4.06 5.17 5.29 5.97
Area 3. Sound Money 6.23 6.57 6.62 6.56 6.80 7.07 6.91
A. Money growth 8.22 (8.91) 9.18 (4.08) 8.05 (9.76) 8.42 (-7.91) 8.73 (6.35) 9.32 (3.39) 8.93 (5.34)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.74 (3.15) 8.34 (4.16) 9.26 (1.86) 8.89 (2.79) 8.95 (2.64) 9.16 (2.11) 8.91 (2.73)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.96 (10.19) 8.78 (6.11) 9.17 (4.17) 8.93 (5.36) 9.54 (2.31) 9.81 (0.97) 9.78 (-1.09)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.18 5.87 5.92 6.10 6.02 6.21
A. Tariffs 2.93 7.60 6.37 6.80 6.92 6.92
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 2.93 (10.60) 4.72 (7.92) 5.48 (6.78) 5.84 (6.24) 5.84 (6.24)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.12 (14.40) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.26 (6.84) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.31 5.35 5.26 5.36
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.67 5.05 4.00 5.95
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 4.94 5.65 6.51 4.77
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.99 2.24 1.92 2.57
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.97 5.94 3.65 5.60
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 1.34 1.34
Area 5. Regulation 5.15 4.96 5.80 6.54 6.84 7.05 7.26
A. Credit Market regulations 5.31 6.25 9.42 9.19 9.33 9.33 8.70
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.94 8.76 8.84 9.58 10.00 10.00 8.10
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.38 5.95 5.74 5.97
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.10 6.10 6.10 6.10
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.70 5.61 4.57 5.34
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.83 7.42 7.17 7.79
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.66 7.57 7.57 7.57
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 5.03 5.24 6.08 7.10
(i) Administrative requirements 2.40 4.12 3.06 4.04
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.51 5.79 5.79 5.79
(iii) Starting a business 5.57 6.58 9.01 8.20
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.85 3.23 2.52
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.89 4.76 9.10 9.14
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.97 6.97 6.97 8.35
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Bhutan1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.04 (75) 7.07 (75)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.47 7.58
A. Government consumption 2.94 (30.00) 5.04 (22.86) 3.92 (26.68)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.83 (1.11) 9.90 (0.87)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (27.30) 8.00 (17.70)
D. Top marginal tax rate 9.00 8.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 9.00 (25) 8.00 (26)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.63 6.58
A. Judicial independence 6.35 6.45
B. Impartial courts 4.40 5.42
C. Protection of property rights 5.62 5.91
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.40 8.96
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.37 7.37
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.62 3.89
H. Reliability of police 6.56 6.56
I. Business costs of crime 7.70 8.06
Area 3. Sound Money 6.88 6.86
A. Money growth 9.67 (1.63) 9.69 (1.55)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.25 (1.89) 9.40 (1.50)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.60 (7.01) 8.36 (8.21)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.55 6.62
A. Tariffs 9.82 9.81
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.82 (0.27) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.96 5.24
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.25 5.25
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 4.67 5.24
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 1.42 1.42
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 4.02 4.02
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.25 0.25
Area 5. Regulation 7.65 7.71
A. Credit Market regulations 7.25 7.43
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 8.74 8.28
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.64 8.64
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.89 4.89
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.94 6.94
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.07 7.07
(i) Administrative requirements 4.44 4.39
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 9.41 9.12
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.08 5.38
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.47 9.48
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.93 6.97
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Bolivia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.10 (84) 5.65 (52) 6.97 (45) 6.39 (95) 6.42 (110) 6.52 (108) 6.34 (122)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.86 6.81 7.97 6.14 6.31 6.28 6.26
A. Government consumption 6.75 (17.05) 7.86 (13.27) 7.12 (15.80) 6.03 (19.51) 6.42 (18.17) 6.26 (18.70) 6.19 (18.94)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.70 (1.60) 9.37 (2.80) 8.76 (5.04) 8.54 (5.86) 8.84 (4.77) 8.84 (4.77) 8.84 (4.77)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (50.10) 0.00 (60.60) 6.00 (28.30) 0.00 (50.70) 0.00 (57.02) 0.00 (59.30) 0.00 (59.15)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (48) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (16) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.32 3.17 3.43 3.88 4.09 4.50 4.34
A. Judicial independence 2.17 2.49 3.37 3.82 2.60
B. Impartial courts 3.34 2.48 3.20 4.27 3.19
C. Protection of property rights 1.65 3.48 2.80 4.08 4.07
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.99 3.99 3.99 3.99
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.62 6.68 6.74 6.74
H. Reliability of police 2.17 2.85 4.09 4.09
I. Business costs of crime 3.65 4.77 4.35 5.21
Area 3. Sound Money 5.38 5.59 9.32 8.90 8.70 8.43 8.73
A. Money growth 7.19 (14.07) 5.62 (21.92) 9.54 (2.28) 7.69 (11.54) 7.58 (12.10) 7.38 (13.08) 8.03 (9.85)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 3.81 (15.47) 0.00 (85.90) 8.66 (3.36) 9.00 (2.50) 7.72 (5.71) 7.49 (6.27) 8.03 (4.93)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.54 (47.30) 6.75 (16.26) 9.08 (4.60) 8.92 (5.40) 9.50 (2.50) 8.86 (5.72) 8.84 (5.78)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.13 6.32 7.97 7.28 7.00 7.39 6.57
A. Tariffs 4.80 7.56 8.62 8.84 7.92 7.77 7.77
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.80 (7.80) 8.47 (2.30) 8.41 (2.38) 9.16 (1.26) 9.24 (1.14) 9.24 (1.14) 9.24 (1.14)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.66 (16.70) 8.41 (2.38) 8.56 (7.20) 7.76 (11.20) 7.68 (11.60) 7.68 (11.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 9.36 (1.60) 8.80 (2.99) 6.77 (8.06) 6.38 (9.05) 6.38 (9.05)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.49 4.90 5.76 5.49 2.73
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.82 3.90 4.38 4.42 3.57
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.16 5.90 7.14 6.57 1.89
C. Black-market exchange rates 5.60 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 7.78 5.38 4.32 6.29 5.77
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.63 4.91 4.02 4.25 2.69
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 6.92 6.92 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.30 4.31 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 3.81 6.37 6.18 5.74 6.01 6.02 5.79
A. Credit Market regulations 2.49 9.33 9.21 8.38 9.00 9.00 8.86
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 4.97 10.00 9.63 8.14 10.00 10.00 8.57
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 8.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.73 4.57 4.54 4.48 4.06
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.09 2.20 2.23 2.23 1.10
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.90 5.45 4.12 4.17 2.46
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.13 7.50 5.37 5.01 5.74
(iv) Hours regulations 5.51 4.70 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 4.59 4.26 4.48 4.58 4.46
(i) Administrative requirements 5.50 2.55 3.65 4.33 3.58
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.85 4.00 6.04 6.04 6.04
(iii) Starting a business 3.87 6.81 7.44 7.75 7.79
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.14 4.72 3.05 2.92 2.93
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.51 6.72 6.43 6.43
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Bosnia and Herzegovina1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.20 (101) 6.66 (90) 7.00 (77) 6.85 (91)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.48 5.53 5.39 5.39
A. Government consumption 5.76 (20.42) 5.64 (20.82) 5.59 (21.00) 5.59 (20.98)
B. Transfers and subsidies 5.65 (16.46) 6.00 (15.19) 5.46 (17.16) 5.46 (17.16)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (33.18) 4.00 (37.09) 4.00 (32.73) 4.00 (32.73)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (15) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 3.00 (47) 3.00 (47) 3.00 (47)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.58 4.57 5.83 4.98
A. Judicial independence 3.54 3.44 4.79 3.11
B. Impartial courts 3.26 3.09 4.33 2.90
C. Protection of property rights 3.26 3.22 4.47 3.56
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 4.20 4.50 5.30 6.14
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.65 3.53 3.91 3.92
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 3.36 7.63 7.84 7.84
H. Reliability of police 2.83 5.40 7.30 7.30
I. Business costs of crime 4.51 5.76 8.70 5.05
Area 3. Sound Money 8.42 8.27 8.60 8.53
A. Money growth 9.80 (1.00) 9.88 (0.58) 9.77 (1.14) 9.62 (1.90)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.32 (1.70) 8.62 (3.46) 9.66 (0.85) 9.69 (0.77)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.57 (2.13) 9.56 (2.19) 9.98 (-0.09) 9.81 (-0.93)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.74 7.56 7.50 7.74
A. Tariffs 5.93 8.44 8.48 8.46
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 3.89 (9.16) 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.56 (7.20) 8.70 (6.50) 8.72 (6.40) 8.72 (6.40)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.33 (11.66) 6.62 (8.45) 6.72 (8.19) 6.67 (8.32)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.22 6.78 6.49 7.51
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.67 5.66 4.96 5.43
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.76 7.91 8.01 9.60
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 4.80 5.01 5.05 4.96
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.25 5.12 5.62 5.36
(ii) Capital controls 3.85 4.62 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 5.30 5.31 6.46 6.46
Area 5. Regulation 6.77 7.35 7.67 7.61
A. Credit Market regulations 9.33 9.26 9.48 9.09
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 7.78 8.44 7.26
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.09 7.29 7.19 7.83
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.30 3.33 4.43 4.43
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.57 5.87 5.55 7.46
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.87 7.03 5.67 7.55
(iv) Hours regulations 8.70 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.13 7.51 7.51 7.51
(vi) Conscription 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.90 5.49 6.33 5.91
(i) Administrative requirements 1.99 2.97 4.29 2.50
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.16 6.19 6.19 6.19
(iii) Starting a business 7.72 8.44 8.57 7.61
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.22 4.13 5.52
(v) Licensing restrictions 2.41 5.95 7.96 7.96
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.87 5.27 5.44 5.29
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Botswana1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.34 (51) 5.92 (45) 7.42 (31) 7.09 (58) 7.03 (68) 7.19 (61) 7.27 (59)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.62 4.74 4.76 5.54 5.55 6.76 6.11
A. Government consumption 3.68 (27.50) 1.63 (34.45) 0.00 (49.02) 0.00 (43.91) 2.03 (33.10) 3.88 (26.80) 4.28 (25.44)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.80 (4.90) 8.34 (6.60) 8.04 (7.70) 7.16 (10.91) 7.16 (10.91) 7.16 (10.91) 7.16 (10.91)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (44.90) 6.00 (26.50) 2.00 (46.20) 6.00 (29.41) 4.00 (38.90) 7.00 (21.73) 4.00 (31.97)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 3.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (75) 3.00 (50) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.28 7.81 6.53 6.81 6.04 6.10
A. Judicial independence 7.22 7.27 6.46 6.39
B. Impartial courts 6.76 6.57 6.32 5.21 5.63
C. Protection of property rights 6.43 6.86 6.50 6.49
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 5.83 5.83 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.30 4.05 3.34 3.34
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.18 8.05 8.04 8.10
H. Reliability of police 5.22 6.45 5.42 5.42
I. Business costs of crime 5.15 6.41 5.21 5.33
Area 3. Sound Money 5.49 5.84 9.09 8.80 8.27 8.39 8.87
A. Money growth 9.32 (3.41) 8.00 (9.98) 9.86 (0.72) 8.55 (-7.27) 8.37 (8.14) 8.36 (8.22) 9.20 (3.99)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.44 (8.90) 6.55 (8.62) 8.24 (4.40) 8.40 (4.01) 6.08 (9.80) 6.38 (9.06) 7.17 (7.07)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.18 (19.08) 8.79 (6.03) 8.28 (8.60) 8.28 (8.61) 8.61 (6.95) 8.82 (5.88) 9.12 (4.40)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.93 6.63 7.92 7.15 7.06 6.85 7.48
A. Tariffs 4.79 6.29 6.84 6.27 5.98 5.18 5.22
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 1.47 (12.80) 5.60 (6.60) 5.96 (6.06) 5.96 (6.06) 4.40 (8.40) 1.65 (12.52) 1.65 (12.52)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.12 (9.40) 7.80 (11.00) 5.96 (6.06) 8.02 (9.90) 8.46 (7.70) 8.48 (7.60) 8.48 (7.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.48 (11.30) 6.00 (10.00) 4.82 (12.96) 5.07 (12.32) 5.41 (11.48) 5.53 (11.17)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.52 5.81 5.68 7.86
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.33 6.36 5.65 6.53
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 4.71 5.26 5.72 9.20
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.00 8.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 5.00 6.92 6.81 6.46 6.55 6.84
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.90 7.37 6.45 7.33
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 5.00 6.92 6.92 5.38 5.38 5.38
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.60 6.64 7.80 7.80
Area 5. Regulation 6.32 6.12 7.51 7.44 7.48 7.92 7.79
A. Credit Market regulations 6.47 6.33 10.00 9.18 8.28 9.33 9.33
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.95 10.00 10.00 9.55 7.84 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 4.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.09 7.35 7.61 7.37
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.14 4.12 4.62 4.87
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.72 6.21 7.29 5.54
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.66 3.78 3.78 3.78
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.04 6.82 6.82 6.67
(i) Administrative requirements 3.55 4.71 4.18 3.74
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.41 5.23 5.23 5.23
(iii) Starting a business 6.56 8.03 8.07 8.46
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.91 6.44 6.02 5.19
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.41 8.19 9.12 9.12
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.43 8.30 8.30 8.30
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Brazil1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.18 (82) 4.23 (98) 6.00 (87) 6.28 (99) 6.54 (100) 6.35 (122) 6.27 (124)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.27 6.07 5.98 7.23 7.35 6.87 6.98
A. Government consumption 8.34 (11.65) 4.55 (24.55) 4.44 (24.90) 4.43 (24.94) 4.15 (25.90) 4.12 (26.00) 4.58 (24.42)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.76 (12.40) 7.22 (10.70) 5.96 (15.33) 8.98 (4.24) 7.26 (10.55) 7.34 (10.25) 7.34 (10.25)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (49.20) 7.00 (24.90) 8.00 (17.80) 10.00 (10.14) 10.00 (12.15) 10.00 (13.20) 10.00 (13.20)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 5.50 5.50 5.50 8.00 6.00 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (55) 9.00 (25) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (28)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (53) 3.00 (50) 3.00 (50) 8.00 (28) 4.00 (44) 4.00 (44)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.86 6.19 5.35 4.69 5.16 4.88 4.67
A. Judicial independence 5.51 3.03 4.56 4.26 3.97
B. Impartial courts 6.18 3.42 4.30 3.55 3.09
C. Protection of property rights 5.08 6.02 5.69 4.99 4.86
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 4.17 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.82 4.00 4.00 3.74
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.19 8.51 8.58 8.38
H. Reliability of police 3.11 5.42 4.85 4.85
I. Business costs of crime 2.76 3.97 3.72 3.12
Area 3. Sound Money 1.66 0.00 6.14 7.64 7.97 8.13 8.23
A. Money growth 3.26 (33.71) 0.00 (458.38) 8.07 (9.63) 7.92 (10.39) 8.55 (7.27) 9.23 (3.86) 9.60 (2.02)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 3.37 (16.57) 0.00 (878.93) 7.88 (5.29) 9.02 (2.45) 9.33 (1.67) 9.52 (1.19) 9.58 (1.05)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (87.47) 0.00 (2509.47) 8.59 (7.04) 8.63 (6.87) 8.99 (5.04) 8.76 (6.20) 8.73 (6.33)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.24 4.28 6.67 7.15 7.15 6.92 6.73
A. Tariffs 3.33 4.84 7.18 7.20 7.20 7.18 7.18
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 3.33 (10.00) 7.53 (3.70) 7.21 (4.18) 7.21 (4.18) 8.29 (2.57) 8.19 (2.72) 8.19 (2.72)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.00 (30.00) 7.21 (4.18) 7.54 (12.30) 7.26 (13.70) 7.30 (13.50) 7.30 (13.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 3.00 (17.50) 7.20 (7.00) 6.85 (7.87) 6.05 (9.86) 6.06 (9.86) 6.06 (9.86)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.34 6.14 6.48 6.47 4.84
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.02 5.12 4.95 4.97 4.76
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.66 7.16 8.01 7.98 4.92
C. Black-market exchange rates 6.40 8.00 10.00 9.04 9.78 9.45 9.81
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 4.17 6.21 5.12 4.58 5.08
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.56 6.16 5.99 5.04 6.54
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.77 6.15 3.08 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.30 6.31 5.62 5.62
Area 5. Regulation 4.89 4.59 5.84 4.67 5.06 4.96 4.74
A. Credit Market regulations 5.26 4.40 6.23 5.98 7.05 6.93 6.38
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.79 8.21 8.69 7.93 9.16 7.78 6.15
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 8.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.78 4.65 3.84 4.50 4.36 4.49
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.46 2.20 2.23 2.23 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.18 5.25 2.85 3.19 2.86 3.16
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 5.52 5.25 5.46 4.95 5.39
(iv) Hours regulations 6.01 4.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.74 7.13 7.13 7.13
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 6.64 4.20 3.62 3.60 3.36
(i) Administrative requirements 7.70 1.46 1.74 1.50 1.16
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.38 5.26 3.75 3.75 3.75
(iii) Starting a business 5.73 6.56 6.61 7.28 7.30
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.73 6.28 4.69 4.06 2.97
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.65 4.93 5.00 5.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.17 (60) 7.17 (63) 7.25 (62)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.00 5.00 5.00
A. Government consumption 0.00 (49.20) 0.00 (45.10) 0.00 (58.09)
B. Transfers and subsidies
C. Government enterprises and investment
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (8) 10.00 (7) 10.00 (7)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.52 6.60 6.73
A. Judicial independence 6.28 6.73 6.73
B. Impartial courts 5.28 5.23 6.44
C. Protection of property rights 6.06 5.97 5.97
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.17 4.17 4.17
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.80 4.80 4.80
H. Reliability of police 7.01 7.20 7.20
I. Business costs of crime 8.38 8.61 8.61
Area 3. Sound Money 8.31 8.18 8.99
A. Money growth 8.86 (-5.68) 8.80 (-5.98) 9.48 (2.60)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 4.45 (13.87) 3.99 (15.02) 6.50 (8.75)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.93 (0.36) 9.92 (0.38) 9.96 (-0.19)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.73 7.58 7.13
A. Tariffs 8.70 8.66 9.24
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.50 (2.50) 9.50 (2.50) 9.76 (1.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.89 (5.28) 7.82 (5.45) 8.71 (3.22)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.87 6.57 4.18
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.11 5.51 6.20
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.63 7.63 2.16
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.34 5.11 5.09
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.89 5.89 5.85
(ii) Capital controls 6.15 6.15 6.15
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 3.98 3.27 3.27
Area 5. Regulation 8.32 8.49 8.38
A. Credit Market regulations 9.30 9.49 8.93
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 9.60 8.99 8.87
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 10.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 9.01 8.86 8.69
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.07 5.19 4.58
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.98 7.97 7.54
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.64 7.13 7.53
(i) Administrative requirements 4.60 5.45 5.45
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.60 4.60 4.60
(iii) Starting a business 6.64 6.66 9.54
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.82 7.62 7.62
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.25 9.48 8.98
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.92 8.96 9.00
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Bulgaria1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.17 (99) 5.37 (108) 6.95 (67) 7.32 (42) 7.35 (40) 7.39 (45)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.54 4.51 6.30 6.46 6.99 7.00
A. Government consumption 9.04 (9.26) 4.91 (23.31) 5.24 (22.20) 5.60 (20.96) 5.73 (20.53) 5.62 (20.90) 5.66 (20.75)
B. Transfers and subsidies 2.72 (27.20) 5.81 (15.90) 5.60 (16.63) 5.61 (16.63) 5.82 (15.83) 5.82 (15.83)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (96.40) 4.00 (38.95) 8.00 (19.02) 7.00 (22.68) 8.00 (15.41) 8.00 (15.41)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 6.00 7.50 8.50 8.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (38) 9.00 (24) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (56) 3.00 (50) 5.00 (38) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (34)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.25 5.41 4.98 4.99 4.93 5.05
A. Judicial independence 4.18 2.51 3.23 2.22 2.81
B. Impartial courts 4.51 2.55 2.91 2.70 3.11
C. Protection of property rights 3.35 4.58 3.82 4.11 4.33
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.77 4.77 4.77 4.77
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.88 8.73 8.86 8.84
H. Reliability of police 2.90 3.99 3.78 3.78
I. Business costs of crime 3.64 4.94 5.43 5.30
Area 3. Sound Money 4.45 3.23 8.89 9.51 9.43 9.24
A. Money growth 7.38 (13.10) 0.00 (76.68) 7.29 (13.53) 9.89 (-0.57) 8.76 (6.18) 8.13 (9.34)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 5.64 (10.90) 0.00 (409.71) 9.28 (1.80) 8.64 (3.39) 9.13 (2.19) 9.11 (2.22)
C. Inflation: most recent year 4.76 (26.19) 7.94 (10.32) 8.99 (5.04) 9.51 (2.44) 9.82 (0.89) 9.72 (-1.42)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.81 7.33 7.22 7.94 7.62 8.02
A. Tariffs 8.43 7.85 7.75 9.15 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.13 (1.30) 9.53 (0.71) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.72 (11.40) 9.53 (0.71) 7.86 (10.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.76 (8.11) 5.80 (10.50) 8.84 (2.91) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.42 5.72 6.29 6.39 7.61
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.35 5.02 5.23 5.19 5.39
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.50 6.42 7.34 7.59 9.84
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 5.04 5.41 6.33 5.86 6.04
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.01 5.21 4.89 4.86 5.42
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 3.08 4.62 7.69 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.79 5.79
Area 5. Regulation 3.80 6.37 7.33 7.69 7.80 7.64
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 3.52 8.91 10.00 9.49 9.73 9.43
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.55 9.72 10.00 8.46 9.19 8.28
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.92 6.43 7.68 7.39 7.31
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.57 8.30 6.67 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.33 4.50 5.23 4.26 5.42
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.87 7.62 6.95 7.28 7.59
(iv) Hours regulations 6.85 6.00 8.00 8.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.17 9.25 9.25 9.26
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.29 5.57 5.89 6.28 6.18
(i) Administrative requirements 6.10 2.75 3.42 3.44 3.60
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.95 3.38 5.89 5.89 5.89
(iii) Starting a business 2.53 8.68 9.41 9.42 9.42
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.57 7.42 3.87 4.90 3.78
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.09 8.39 9.12 9.12
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.10 4.40 4.91 5.26
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Burkina Faso1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.85 (121) 5.93 (133) 6.08 (130) 6.02 (132)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.69 4.82 5.57 5.51
A. Government consumption 5.10 (22.66) 4.50 (24.70) 4.26 (25.50) 3.56 (27.91)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.97 (0.60) 9.96 (0.66) 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (41.40) 2.00 (46.87) 0.00 (54.20) 2.00 (44.90) 2.00 (47.15)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.00 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (28) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (44) 4.00 (42)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.17 4.33 3.93 3.84
A. Judicial independence 3.37 2.58 1.85 1.85
B. Impartial courts 3.67 3.58 3.59 3.59
C. Protection of property rights 5.74 5.49 4.16 4.16
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 4.17 4.17 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.83 5.83 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.10 2.14 2.14 2.14
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 1.56 4.68 4.69 4.76
H. Reliability of police 5.00 4.40 5.08 5.08
I. Business costs of crime 5.27 6.12 4.68 4.68
Area 3. Sound Money 6.84 6.87 6.99 6.96
A. Money growth 9.55 (2.23) 8.41 (7.96) 9.00 (5.01) 9.02 (4.91)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.11 (2.23) 9.24 (1.91) 9.08 (2.30) 8.86 (2.85)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.72 (6.42) 9.85 (-0.76) 9.89 (0.54) 9.95 (-0.24)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.20 6.06 6.46 6.34
A. Tariffs 7.05 7.18 7.31 7.31
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.52 (5.22) 6.63 (5.06) 7.03 (4.45) 7.03 (4.45)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.38 (13.10) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.26 (6.84) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.03 4.80 4.58 4.10
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.04 5.93 5.49 5.49
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 3.02 3.67 3.67 2.71
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.72 2.28 3.93 3.93
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.40 6.06 5.57 5.57
(ii) Capital controls 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 5.45 5.45
Area 5. Regulation 6.34 7.59 7.45 7.43
A. Credit Market regulations 7.83 8.71 8.68 8.68
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 5.49 8.14 8.03 8.03
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.89 7.76 7.34 7.16
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 1.70 7.77 7.77 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.82 5.94 5.15 5.15
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.99 6.94 7.19 7.19
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.85 7.94 7.94 7.95
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.30 6.28 6.34 6.45
(i) Administrative requirements 4.29 4.23 4.33 4.33
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.09 6.40 6.40 6.40
(iii) Starting a business 6.06 7.86 8.10 9.03
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.04 3.51 3.14 3.14
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.35 8.70 9.08 8.81
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.97 6.97 6.97 6.97
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Burundi1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.99 (86) 4.72 (89) 4.73 (116) 5.10 (133) 5.26 (146) 6.05 (134) 6.05 (129)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.53 4.37 5.80 4.98 4.41 5.91 5.99
A. Government consumption 9.07 (9.16) 8.75 (10.27) 7.96 (12.92) 5.52 (21.24) 3.50 (28.10) 5.15 (22.50) 5.44 (21.49)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.43 (2.60) 9.43 (2.60) 9.73 (1.51) 10.00 (0.47) 10.00 (0.47)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (91.90) 0.00 (82.20) 0.00 (87.30) 0.00 (53.81) 0.00 (72.30) 2.00 (47.20) 2.00 (47.20)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (38) 5.00 (38)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.67 4.42 2.93 2.99 2.98 3.41 3.54
A. Judicial independence 1.40 1.14 1.05 1.05
B. Impartial courts 3.67 2.53 2.64 3.19 3.19
C. Protection of property rights 3.31 2.84 2.93 2.93
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 2.20 1.90 2.20 2.90 3.93
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.91 2.65 2.65 2.66
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 3.22 6.38 8.51 8.51
H. Reliability of police 3.70 1.99 1.93 1.93
I. Business costs of crime 3.92 4.01 4.15 4.15
Area 3. Sound Money 5.56 6.50 6.19 6.71 7.01 7.94 8.04
A. Money growth 7.91 (10.45) 9.97 (0.15) 7.67 (11.66) 6.83 (15.85) 7.48 (12.61) 8.82 (5.89) 9.13 (4.37)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.60 (5.99) 7.22 (6.94) 6.95 (7.62) 7.72 (5.69) 6.83 (7.93) 9.53 (1.18) 8.91 (2.72)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.72 (16.38) 8.80 (5.99) 5.14 (24.31) 7.30 (13.52) 8.72 (6.40) 8.41 (7.95) 9.12 (4.38)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 0.33 3.37 4.48 3.73 4.94 6.51 6.18
A. Tariffs 0.00 1.30 1.13 4.48 4.64 6.90 6.90
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 0.00 (18.10) 0.00 (22.90) 1.13 (13.31) 1.13 (13.31) 1.13 (13.31) 8.07 (2.90) 8.07 (2.90)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 2.60 (37.00) 1.13 (13.31) 6.08 (19.60) 7.50 (12.50) 7.44 (12.80) 7.44 (12.80)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.24 (9.40) 5.30 (11.75) 5.19 (12.03) 5.19 (12.03)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 2.96 3.97 4.45 2.67
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.12 4.08 4.10 4.19
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 1.79 3.86 4.80 1.14
C. Black-market exchange rates 1.00 8.80 10.00 4.88 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.62 1.16 4.71 5.18
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.54 3.49 3.37 4.76
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.31 0.00 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 4.84 4.96 4.27 7.10 6.96 6.47 6.51
A. Credit Market regulations 2.94 3.26 1.42 8.79 7.60 5.00 5.00
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 4.81 5.78 0.25 8.36 7.80 0.00 0.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 2.00 4.00 4.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.69 7.79 7.74 7.89
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.75 4.77 3.79 4.20
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.07 8.24 6.90 7.38
(iv) Hours regulations 4.70 6.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.59 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.82 5.49 6.67 6.64
(i) Administrative requirements 2.76 3.82 3.57 3.57
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.67 7.58 7.58 7.58
(iii) Starting a business 6.64 8.32 9.70 9.73
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.98 2.60 2.98 2.72
(v) Licensing restrictions 2.46 3.72 9.29 9.29
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.43 6.93 6.93 6.93
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.10 (66) 7.20 (58) 7.20 (68)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.88 7.87 7.86
A. Government consumption 9.64 (7.24) 9.81 (6.66) 9.82 (6.62)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.89 (0.89) 9.68 (1.67) 9.64 (1.82)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (40.00) 2.00 (47.58) 2.00 (47.58)
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.61 4.10 4.19
A. Judicial independence 3.46 2.12 2.49
B. Impartial courts 4.88 3.13 2.86
C. Protection of property rights 4.63 3.91 4.29
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 4.70 5.90 6.20
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.44 1.82 1.83
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.53 7.50 7.50
H. Reliability of police 3.97 3.24 3.24
I. Business costs of crime 5.31 5.20 5.15
Area 3. Sound Money 9.26 9.50 9.26
A. Money growth 9.43 (-2.86) 8.90 (5.51) 8.16 (9.20)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.43 (3.92) 9.69 (0.78) 9.65 (0.87)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.20 (4.00) 9.41 (2.94) 9.23 (3.86)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.29 7.88 7.56
A. Tariffs 8.55 7.66 7.61
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.55 (2.17) 8.61 (2.09) 8.60 (2.10)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.82 (10.90) 7.76 (11.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.56 (8.61) 6.46 (8.85)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.09 6.14 4.74
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.48 5.45 5.37
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.70 6.82 4.11
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 4.51 7.73 7.89
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.21 6.28 6.75
(ii) Capital controls 7.00 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.33 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 6.43 6.66 7.13
A. Credit Market regulations 7.29 8.01 9.24
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 7.29 8.01 9.24
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates)
B. Labor Market regulations 6.47 6.75 6.69
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.57 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.44 6.26 5.46
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.49 6.27 6.71
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.30 6.30 6.30
(vi) Conscription 5.00 5.00 5.00
C. Business regulations 5.52 5.22 5.44
(i) Administrative requirements 4.42 3.93 4.08
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.25 6.25 6.25
(iii) Starting a business 6.02 5.22 6.31
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.45 2.89 2.96
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.93 4.99 4.99
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.06 8.06 8.06
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Cameroon1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.81 (33) 5.76 (49) 5.92 (90) 5.91 (118) 6.31 (117) 6.34 (123) 6.25 (125)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 8.37 5.24 6.89 7.04 7.97 8.00 7.98
A. Government consumption 8.18 (12.19) 7.04 (16.06) 8.00 (12.80) 8.07 (12.55) 7.82 (13.40) 7.94 (13.00) 7.85 (13.32)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.92 (0.80) 9.40 (2.70) 9.57 (2.09) 9.57 (2.09) 9.57 (2.09) 9.57 (2.09) 9.57 (2.09)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (22.20) 4.00 (31.50) 10.00 (13.10) 10.00 (6.27) 10.00 (11.80) 10.00 (11.90) 10.00 (11.29)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.50 0.00 0.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 0.00 (65) 1.00 (60) 5.00 (39) 5.00 (39) 5.00 (39)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (63) 0.00 (68) 0.00 (68) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (41)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.78 5.79 4.59 3.53 4.00 4.06 4.17
A. Judicial independence 2.06 2.86 3.05 3.43
B. Impartial courts 3.76 2.81 3.83 4.05 4.18
C. Protection of property rights 4.14 4.38 4.39 4.88
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 5.83 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.17 2.17 2.17 2.17
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 3.24 3.24 3.37 3.37
H. Reliability of police 3.83 4.50 5.48 5.48
I. Business costs of crime 3.49 5.85 5.66 5.66
Area 3. Sound Money 5.66 7.01 6.60 7.21 6.74 6.97 7.16
A. Money growth 7.83 (10.86) 8.98 (-5.10) 7.36 (13.21) 9.89 (-0.53) 8.32 (8.38) 9.36 (3.22) 9.15 (4.27)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.65 (5.88) 9.38 (1.55) 9.30 (1.75) 9.34 (1.65) 8.88 (2.81) 8.89 (2.76) 9.89 (0.28)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.15 (14.25) 9.67 (1.64) 9.75 (1.23) 9.60 (2.01) 9.74 (1.28) 9.61 (1.95) 9.61 (1.95)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.09 5.20 5.28 5.86 6.16 5.98 5.28
A. Tariffs 2.67 6.40 5.08 5.50 5.50 5.47 5.50
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 2.67 (11.00) 6.40 (5.40) 3.84 (9.24) 3.84 (9.24) 3.84 (9.24) 3.84 (9.24) 3.84 (9.24)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.84 (9.24) 6.32 (18.40) 6.44 (17.80) 6.40 (18.00) 6.36 (18.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.33 (9.18) 6.23 (9.43) 6.18 (9.54) 6.29 (9.28)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.52 6.57 5.79 2.94
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.20 6.46 4.91 5.88
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.84 6.68 6.68 0.00
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.77 2.41 2.58 2.66 2.70
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.46 6.19 6.01 6.15
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.77 1.54 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 0.42 0.42
Area 5. Regulation 5.16 5.56 6.25 5.91 6.70 6.68 6.67
A. Credit Market regulations 3.00 4.85 6.67 7.31 7.50 7.15 7.04
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.54 10.00 7.93 8.50 7.44 7.13
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 8.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.30 7.56 7.29 7.43
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 7.20 7.23 7.23 7.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.71 6.32 5.35 5.40
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.95 6.43 6.15 6.92
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.94 7.38 7.01 7.01
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 3.11 5.04 5.59 5.54
(i) Administrative requirements 1.75 3.39 4.04 3.91
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.66 5.91 5.91 5.91
(iii) Starting a business 6.54 8.44 8.65 8.71
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.98 3.30 3.36 3.31
(v) Licensing restrictions 2.70 6.54 8.68 8.45
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.00 2.67 2.94 2.94
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Canada1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.77 (5) 8.17 (6) 8.36 (7) 8.12 (9) 7.94 (5) 7.92 (8) 7.98 (5)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.37 5.81 5.97 6.38 5.92 6.26 6.32
A. Government consumption 3.29 (28.83) 3.35 (28.63) 4.54 (24.56) 4.23 (25.61) 3.73 (27.32) 3.53 (28.00) 3.68 (27.50)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.19 (14.50) 5.89 (15.60) 6.34 (13.92) 7.31 (10.38) 6.94 (11.72) 7.51 (9.63) 7.61 (9.26)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (12.60) 10.00 (13.70) 10.00 (14.89) 8.00 (15.65) 7.00 (20.23) 8.00 (16.24) 8.00 (16.24)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 4.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (60-68) 4.00 (44-54) 3.00 (44-51) 6.00 (39-49) 6.00 (39-50) 6.00 (39-50) 6.00 (39-50)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (44-54) 3.00 (44-51) 6.00 (39-49) 6.00 (39-50) 6.00 (39-50) 6.00 (39-50)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.18 8.35 9.27 8.08 8.16 7.99 8.05
A. Judicial independence 9.19 7.91 8.88 8.59 8.67
B. Impartial courts 9.19 7.42 7.08 6.92 6.88
C. Protection of property rights 7.98 8.16 8.32 8.32 8.34
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 9.17 9.17 9.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.81 4.81 4.81 4.81
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.14 9.09 8.60 8.60
H. Reliability of police 7.95 8.85 8.55 8.55
I. Business costs of crime 7.37 7.19 6.98 7.38
Area 3. Sound Money 9.09 9.68 9.53 9.68 9.46 9.47 9.60
A. Money growth 9.24 (3.78) 9.70 (1.50) 9.31 (3.46) 9.64 (1.81) 9.55 (2.27) 8.93 (5.35) 9.13 (4.35)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.32 (1.70) 9.65 (0.88) 9.34 (1.65) 9.54 (1.15) 8.64 (3.40) 9.15 (2.13) 9.67 (0.83)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.80 (11.00) 9.38 (3.11) 9.45 (2.75) 9.56 (2.21) 9.64 (1.78) 9.81 (0.94) 9.62 (1.91)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.69 8.64 8.97 7.77 7.84 7.54 7.83
A. Tariffs 8.08 7.93 8.78 6.65 7.25 7.01 6.97
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.40 (2.40) 9.20 (1.20) 9.79 (0.31) 9.77 (0.35) 9.77 (0.35) 9.77 (0.35) 9.77 (0.35)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.76 (11.20) 8.12 (9.40) 9.79 (0.31) 9.10 (4.50) 9.26 (3.70) 9.16 (4.20) 9.16 (4.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.48 (8.80) 7.32 (6.70) 1.07 (22.33) 2.73 (18.17) 2.10 (19.74) 1.97 (20.08)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.48 7.76 7.58 7.19 8.20
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.45 6.63 6.26 5.50 6.50
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.50 8.89 8.89 8.87 9.89
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 8.00 8.00 8.65 6.67 6.52 5.97 6.17
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.83 7.50 7.07 6.81 7.39
(ii) Capital controls 8.00 8.00 8.46 6.92 6.92 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 5.60 5.56 4.19 4.19
Area 5. Regulation 8.53 8.39 8.06 8.66 8.31 8.32 8.11
A. Credit Market regulations 9.72 9.74 10.00 10.00 9.36 10.00 9.73
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.16 9.21 10.00 10.00 9.08 10.00 9.20
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.33 7.05 6.41 8.20 8.51 8.35 8.14
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.28 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.47 5.08 5.44 6.47 5.68 6.06
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.24 7.24 7.83 7.48 7.43 7.26 7.61
(iv) Hours regulations 4.75 4.49 4.84 10.00 10.00 10.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.40 8.27 8.27 8.27
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.77 7.79 7.06 6.60 6.47
(i) Administrative requirements 7.20 3.87 4.22 4.74 4.73
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.23 6.39 2.02 2.02 2.02
(iii) Starting a business 7.55 9.89 9.84 9.84 9.95
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 9.08 8.39 8.13 7.65 6.72
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.52 9.63 6.86 6.86
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.67 8.53 8.53 8.53
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Cape Verde1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.39 (112) 6.94 (80) 6.89 (87)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.42 6.29 6.38
A. Government consumption 3.32 (28.70) 4.81 (23.65) 5.17 (22.43)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.34 (2.93) 9.36 (2.85) 9.36 (2.85)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (38.22) 6.00 (27.83) 6.00 (27.83)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 3.00 (50) 3.00 (50)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.02 5.92 5.93
A. Judicial independence 5.27 5.25 5.50
B. Impartial courts 4.37 4.19 3.87
C. Protection of property rights 4.66 4.63 5.07
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.50 8.50 7.39
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.06 6.06 6.06
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.13 8.37 8.86
H. Reliability of police 5.79 5.71 5.71
I. Business costs of crime 5.36 4.68 4.96
Area 3. Sound Money 7.16 8.49 8.51
A. Money growth 9.47 (-2.67) 9.87 (-0.64) 9.93 (0.35)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.58 (1.06) 9.40 (1.50) 9.15 (2.13)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.58 (2.08) 9.70 (1.51) 9.95 (-0.24)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.55 7.31 7.08
A. Tariffs 6.60 6.69 6.69
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.02 (4.47) 7.25 (4.12) 7.25 (4.12)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.96 (10.20) 7.98 (10.10) 7.98 (10.10)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.82 (12.95) 4.83 (12.93) 4.83 (12.93)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.16 6.20 5.27
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.86 5.17 5.17
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.45 7.24 5.38
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 3.46 6.34 6.34
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.10 5.68 5.68
(ii) Capital controls 2.50 3.33 3.33
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.77 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 6.82 6.70 6.55
A. Credit Market regulations 8.82 8.89 8.55
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 7.64 7.78 7.11
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.63 4.14 4.14
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.00 3.90 3.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.95 3.94 3.94
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.33 6.51 6.51
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 1.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 7.00 7.06 6.96
(i) Administrative requirements 4.33 4.39 4.31
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.41 6.41 6.41
(iii) Starting a business 9.34 9.53 9.52
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.04 5.46 4.92
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.98 8.63 8.63
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.92 7.92 7.98
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Central African Republic1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.48 (75) 5.02 (75) 5.27 (110) 4.77 (135) 5.21 (149) 5.19 (149) 5.01 (155)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.84 4.70 5.28 3.95 6.49 7.36 6.57
A. Government consumption 7.67 (13.91) 7.41 (14.81) 8.55 (10.92) 7.91 (13.12) 9.32 (8.30) 8.84 (9.93) 9.68 (7.08)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.65 (1.78) 9.58 (2.04) 9.58 (2.04)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (53.50) 2.00 (41.30) 2.00 (49.16) 0.00 (53.60) 2.00 (42.36) 4.00 (32.06) 4.00 (32.06)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 7.00 3.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (39-48) 7.00 (35) 3.00 (50)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.67 4.42 4.35 2.81 2.34 2.09 1.98
A. Judicial independence
B. Impartial courts 3.30 3.30 2.30 2.49
C. Protection of property rights
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 4.70 3.30 0.60 0.60 0.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 4.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.11 4.97 4.93 4.93
H. Reliability of police
I. Business costs of crime
Area 3. Sound Money 5.25 7.08 7.03 7.04 6.95 6.50 6.06
A. Money growth 7.16 (14.22) 9.90 (-0.50) 9.12 (-4.39) 9.66 (1.70) 8.69 (6.56) 8.40 (7.99) 8.35 (8.26)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.50 (6.24) 8.86 (2.85) 9.65 (0.88) 9.08 (2.30) 9.39 (1.52) 8.92 (2.71) 8.23 (4.44)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.35 (18.27) 9.55 (2.27) 9.36 (3.20) 9.42 (2.88) 9.70 (1.49) 8.69 (6.55) 7.68 (11.58)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.18 4.06 5.19 4.37 4.66 4.56 4.69
A. Tariffs 2.93 2.97 5.58 6.21 6.09 4.49 4.49
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 2.93 (10.60) 2.33 (11.50) 4.27 (8.60) 5.88 (6.18) 5.61 (6.58) 0.89 (13.67) 0.89 (13.67)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.60 (32.00) 4.27 (8.60) 6.42 (17.90) 6.44 (17.80) 6.40 (18.00) 6.40 (18.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.20 (9.50) 6.33 (9.18) 6.23 (9.43) 6.18 (9.54) 6.18 (9.54)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 1.26 1.77 2.06 2.55
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 1.26 1.77 2.06 2.55
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 1.70 1.70
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.54 2.31 2.31
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 1.09 1.09
Area 5. Regulation 4.85 4.52 5.68 5.60 5.45 5.75
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 6.29 5.41 7.22 7.43 7.86 7.86
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.88 6.24 7.65 8.30 9.59 9.59
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.47 3.44 2.75 3.53
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.90 2.77 0.00 1.10
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 4.00 4.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.96 7.01 7.01 7.01
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 5.35 5.92 5.72 5.87
(i) Administrative requirements
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 5.22 6.00 4.93 5.38
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.48 7.41 7.65 7.65
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 4.35 4.35 4.59 4.59
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.22 (67) 5.47 (105) 5.22 (132) 5.55 (140) 5.13 (151) 5.12 (152)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.19 6.45 7.87 8.13 5.96 6.06
A. Government consumption 4.12 (26.00) 8.66 (10.54) 9.44 (7.90) 9.71 (7.00) 8.46 (11.24) 8.91 (9.70) 9.31 (8.35)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.89 (0.90) 9.92 (0.80) 9.92 (0.80) 9.92 (0.80) 9.92 (0.80) 9.92 (0.80)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (94.00) 0.00 (50.00) 4.00 (36.80) 6.00 (29.40) 4.00 (37.10) 4.00 (32.29)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 1.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 1.00 (60)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (60) 1.00 (60)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.67 4.42 4.25 2.19 3.08 2.81 3.19
A. Judicial independence 1.28 2.67 1.97 2.27
B. Impartial courts 4.04 1.97 3.18 2.05 2.86
C. Protection of property rights 2.66 2.61 2.52 3.22
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 4.70 2.80 2.20 3.40 3.58
E. Integrity of the legal system 4.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 0.30 2.22 2.22 2.22
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.99
H. Reliability of police 2.22 2.74 2.75 2.75
I. Business costs of crime 2.15 4.83 3.37 3.64
Area 3. Sound Money 6.61 5.68 6.64 6.03 6.30 6.15 6.44
A. Money growth 8.40 (7.98) 8.81 (-5.93) 9.67 (-1.66) 9.52 (2.40) 9.44 (2.82) 8.16 (9.21) 8.15 (9.26)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.76 (0.59) 6.19 (9.53) 7.65 (5.87) 6.17 (9.56) 6.17 (9.58) 6.48 (8.81) 7.94 (5.15)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.25 (8.73) 7.72 (11.41) 9.24 (3.82) 8.42 (7.89) 9.58 (-2.08) 9.97 (0.15) 9.66 (1.68)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.53 5.41 4.96 5.03 5.05 5.23
A. Tariffs 7.40 6.24 6.44 6.31 6.29 6.29
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.40 (3.90)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.56 (17.20) 6.42 (17.90) 6.40 (18.00) 6.40 (18.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.64 (10.90) 6.33 (9.18) 6.21 (9.49) 6.18 (9.54) 6.18 (9.54)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 1.82 2.05 1.81 2.46
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.64 4.09 3.62 3.99
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.93
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.57 1.77 2.10 2.16
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 4.70 3.76 3.69 3.84
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.54 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 1.09 1.09
Area 5. Regulation 4.27 4.62 5.03 5.21 5.68 4.69
A. Credit Market regulations 2.00 4.76 4.68 5.68 6.03 6.56 3.67
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.29 6.04 6.03 7.10 8.68 0.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.95 5.99 5.94 5.82
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.10 5.00 6.10 6.10
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.26 5.23 3.87 4.72
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.70 6.78 6.75 7.14
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.66 7.94 7.94 7.95
(vi) Conscription 10.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 3.47 3.61 4.55 4.57
(i) Administrative requirements 2.35 2.70 3.15 3.40
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.13 6.97 6.97 6.97
(iii) Starting a business 3.87 4.57 5.68 5.84
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.69 2.24 2.17 2.12
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.97 3.41 7.53 7.30
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.79
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.19 (55) 6.75 (28) 7.41 (33) 7.89 (12) 7.91 (8) 7.86 (12) 7.83 (13)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.00 6.51 6.12 7.43 7.91 8.03 7.99
A. Government consumption 7.36 (14.98) 7.76 (13.62) 7.02 (16.14) 7.13 (15.76) 6.74 (17.10) 7.00 (16.20) 6.85 (16.70)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.62 (12.90) 7.28 (10.50) 6.48 (13.42) 7.60 (9.32) 7.90 (8.20) 8.11 (7.42) 8.11 (7.42)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (32.20) 7.00 (20.50) 6.00 (28.21) 10.00 (8.72) 10.00 (10.61) 10.00 (8.73) 10.00 (8.73)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 4.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (58) 4.00 (50) 5.00 (45) 5.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (50) 5.00 (45) 5.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.43 6.19 6.53 6.74 7.17 7.01 6.94
A. Judicial independence 5.85 4.77 7.45 7.02 6.72
B. Impartial courts 6.51 5.99 6.19 5.42 5.03
C. Protection of property rights 5.27 7.47 6.73 6.64 6.79
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.88 7.50 7.50 7.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 7.50 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.11 5.11 5.11 5.11
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.99 8.99 9.07 9.07
H. Reliability of police 7.07 8.71 8.81 8.81
I. Business costs of crime 6.04 6.35 6.05 5.93
Area 3. Sound Money 2.31 7.65 9.30 9.34 8.94 9.02 8.93
A. Money growth 0.00 (52.46) 6.52 (17.40) 9.58 (2.08) 8.72 (6.39) 8.37 (8.16) 8.56 (7.18) 8.73 (6.37)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 0.00 (80.63) 8.34 (4.15) 8.40 (4.01) 9.23 (1.92) 7.68 (5.79) 7.87 (5.33) 7.88 (5.31)
C. Inflation: most recent year 4.25 (28.76) 5.75 (21.24) 9.23 (3.84) 9.39 (3.05) 9.72 (1.41) 9.64 (1.79) 9.12 (4.40)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.50 6.73 7.90 8.45 8.25 8.11 8.35
A. Tariffs 8.71 8.18 8.91 9.48 9.47 9.47 9.47
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.13 (2.80) 7.53 (3.70) 8.53 (2.20) 9.61 (0.58) 9.77 (0.35) 9.77 (0.34) 9.77 (0.34)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.00 (10.00) 7.00 (15.00) 8.53 (2.20) 9.02 (4.90) 8.80 (6.00) 8.80 (6.00) 8.80 (6.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 9.81 (0.48) 9.83 (0.42) 9.83 (0.42) 9.83 (0.42)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.39 7.39 7.78 7.22 7.89
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.28 7.68 8.40 6.28 8.94
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.50 7.09 7.16 8.16 6.83
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 4.30 6.93 5.76 5.75 6.03
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.61 8.38 7.89 7.31 8.14
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 0.00 6.92 3.85 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 5.50 5.53 6.88 6.88
Area 5. Regulation 5.70 6.69 7.21 7.50 7.30 7.13 6.93
A. Credit Market regulations 7.54 8.43 9.27 9.33 8.94 9.23 9.10
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.63 9.28 9.82 10.00 9.82 9.68 9.30
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.95 4.86 6.04 6.24 5.29 5.14
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.36 6.70 6.67 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.91 5.57 4.92 3.92 4.86 3.85
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 8.85 8.47 7.57 7.69 7.82
(iv) Hours regulations 6.51 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.18 8.27 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 3.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 7.50 7.12 6.71 6.87 6.55
(i) Administrative requirements 7.88 4.66 4.41 5.05 4.48
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.93 6.03 3.82 3.82 3.82
(iii) Starting a business 5.65 9.03 9.72 9.82 9.82
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.53 8.40 7.61 7.36 6.01
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.15 8.25 8.44 8.44
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.46 6.46 6.74 6.74
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China1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.64 (96) 4.09 (100) 5.75 (100) 6.05 (105) 6.26 (120) 6.45 (112) 6.45 (113)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.63 3.65 3.43 4.54 4.48 5.00 5.08
A. Government consumption 5.25 (22.14) 5.94 (19.81) 4.28 (25.46) 3.87 (26.84) 3.63 (27.66) 3.71 (27.40) 4.04 (26.26)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.29 (6.76) 8.29 (6.76) 8.29 (6.76) 8.29 (6.76)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (56.40) 0.00 (61.90) 0.00 (77.97) 0.00 (69.77) 0.00 (50.91) 2.00 (46.07) 2.00 (46.07)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (45) 6.00 (45) 6.00 (45) 6.00 (45) 6.00 (45) 6.00 (45)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 6.00 (45) 6.00 (45) 6.00 (45)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.79 4.95 5.60 6.25 5.86 5.83
A. Judicial independence 3.34 3.92 4.89 4.98 4.81
B. Impartial courts 4.18 4.03 5.21 4.71 4.56
C. Protection of property rights 3.22 4.95 6.74 5.81 5.75
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 7.34 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 7.50 6.67 5.83 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.73 6.73 6.07 6.07
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.27 8.27 8.45 8.51
H. Reliability of police 5.08 5.95 5.50 5.50
I. Business costs of crime 4.92 6.77 6.34 6.42
Area 3. Sound Money 6.18 6.73 8.12 8.18 7.89 8.26 8.19
A. Money growth 6.00 (20.00) 9.18 (4.09) 8.90 (5.48) 9.05 (4.76) 8.57 (7.14) 9.98 (0.08) 9.42 (-2.91)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.48 (1.31) 8.86 (2.84) 8.63 (3.43) 9.04 (2.41) 8.63 (3.42) 8.60 (3.50) 8.76 (3.10)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.24 (3.78) 8.86 (5.68) 9.95 (0.26) 9.64 (1.82) 9.34 (3.31) 9.47 (2.63) 9.60 (2.00)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.72 2.72 6.46 6.64 6.68 6.73 6.78
A. Tariffs 3.15 3.16 7.11 7.96 8.13 8.10 8.22
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.20 (5.70) 7.53 (3.70) 8.86 (1.71) 8.81 (1.78) 9.35 (0.98) 9.33 (1.00) 9.33 (1.00)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.10 (49.50) 1.94 (40.30) 8.86 (1.71) 8.16 (9.20) 8.08 (9.60) 8.02 (9.90) 8.08 (9.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (32.10) 5.72 (10.70) 6.91 (7.72) 6.97 (7.58) 6.95 (7.62) 7.24 (6.91)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.01 6.02 6.38 6.34 6.30
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.35 5.14 5.86 5.77 5.97
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.66 6.91 6.91 6.91 6.63
C. Black-market exchange rates 5.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 5.00 2.71 2.56 2.19 2.48 2.60
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 4.66 6.71 6.35 6.25 6.60
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 5.00 0.77 0.77 0.00 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.20 0.22 0.42 0.42
Area 5. Regulation 3.04 1.58 5.79 5.31 6.01 6.38 6.35
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 0.00 6.46 7.06 6.76 7.21 7.26
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.39 9.18 9.28 9.63 9.77
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.16 4.66 4.98 5.66 5.63 5.53
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.37 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.30 5.10 5.27 5.45 5.98 4.63
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 5.18 7.67 7.44 7.10 6.40 7.10
(iv) Hours regulations 6.18 6.70 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.56 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 6.25 3.88 5.61 6.29 6.26
(i) Administrative requirements 7.60 3.96 4.89 5.09 4.94
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.40 2.00 4.67 4.67 4.67
(iii) Starting a business 6.52 8.08 8.42 8.99 8.99
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.49 5.52 5.11 4.99 4.95
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.52 5.04 6.92 6.92
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.23 5.54 7.07 7.07
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Colombia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.59 (72) 5.02 (75) 5.51 (103) 5.94 (115) 6.53 (101) 6.62 (104) 6.43 (116)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.35 7.23 4.64 4.45 6.16 6.32 6.09
A. Government consumption 8.07 (12.57) 7.78 (13.56) 4.35 (25.20) 2.69 (30.87) 5.53 (21.20) 5.44 (21.50) 5.01 (22.98)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.35 (2.90) 9.13 (3.70) 8.71 (5.24) 7.60 (9.32) 8.10 (7.47) 8.85 (4.72) 8.85 (4.72)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (41.50) 4.00 (38.50) 0.00 (51.89) 2.00 (51.90) 6.00 6.00 6.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 8.00 5.50 5.50 5.00 5.00 4.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (56) 8.00 (30) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 8.00 (30) 4.00 (43) 4.00 (45) 3.00 (47) 3.00 (53) 2.00 (52)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.98 3.41 3.53 4.42 4.36 4.14 4.14
A. Judicial independence 3.51 4.42 4.17 3.07 2.82
B. Impartial courts 5.85 4.64 3.93 3.72 3.43
C. Protection of property rights 3.28 6.16 4.85 4.77 5.09
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 1.67 1.67 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 1.80 2.09 2.09 2.22
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.74 9.06 9.04 9.04
H. Reliability of police 5.72 5.56 5.07 5.07
I. Business costs of crime 3.33 2.93 2.81 2.90
Area 3. Sound Money 4.86 4.90 6.31 7.81 8.20 8.13 8.15
A. Money growth 6.63 (16.85) 6.21 (18.97) 8.28 (8.61) 7.69 (11.53) 8.97 (5.17) 8.72 (6.42) 9.01 (4.95)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.33 (4.17) 9.09 (2.27) 8.81 (2.97) 9.57 (1.09) 9.30 (1.75) 9.20 (1.99) 9.16 (2.11)
C. Inflation: most recent year 4.48 (27.61) 4.29 (28.55) 8.16 (9.22) 8.99 (5.05) 9.54 (2.28) 9.60 (2.02) 9.42 (2.88)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.62 4.04 6.98 6.48 6.94 7.36 6.71
A. Tariffs 4.05 5.53 7.85 7.72 7.31 8.02 8.04
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.80 (7.80) 5.99 (6.01) 8.37 (2.44) 8.73 (1.90) 7.97 (3.04) 8.94 (1.59) 8.94 (1.59)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.30 (33.50) 3.92 (30.40) 8.37 (2.44) 7.62 (11.90) 7.50 (12.50) 8.24 (8.80) 8.84 (5.80)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.68 (8.30) 7.52 (6.20) 6.80 (8.00) 6.45 (8.88) 6.87 (7.83) 6.33 (9.16)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.11 4.98 6.56 6.55 3.89
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.90 4.83 4.94 4.92 4.16
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.33 5.13 8.18 8.18 3.63
C. Black-market exchange rates 6.80 6.60 10.00 8.07 9.02 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 3.94 5.16 4.88 4.89 4.90
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.87 6.81 6.03 5.84 5.88
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.77 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 7.90 7.85 7.29 7.29
Area 5. Regulation 5.16 5.50 6.10 6.54 6.96 7.16 7.06
A. Credit Market regulations 8.00 8.20 8.70 8.24 8.49 9.17 9.09
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.61 8.10 6.72 7.46 9.52 9.28
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.89 5.37 5.92 5.93 5.86
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.85 7.80 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.50 4.15 5.05 4.91 4.74 4.50
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.93 6.81 6.92 7.10 6.93
(iv) Hours regulations 5.51 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.53 4.82 4.82 4.82
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 5.71 6.03 6.48 6.38 6.22
(i) Administrative requirements 6.43 2.61 3.17 3.04 2.70
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.75 5.81 4.88 4.88 4.88
(iii) Starting a business 3.75 8.38 9.47 9.57 9.57
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.89 6.38 4.12 3.73 3.12
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.09 9.39 9.72 9.72
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 4.89 7.84 7.32 7.32
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Congo, Democratic Republic of1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 2.99 (102) 3.28 (108) 3.97 (122) 4.75 (136) 5.46 (142) 5.64 (143) 5.49 (147)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.00 5.74 7.45 7.16 5.33 6.09 5.50
A. Government consumption 9.04 (9.28) 8.03 (12.70) 9.29 (8.41) 9.16 (8.87) 7.97 (12.90) 7.50 (14.50) 7.16 (15.65)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.97 (0.60) 9.92 (0.80) 10.00 (0.01) 10.00 0.00 8.85 (4.72) 8.85 (4.72) 8.85 (4.72)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (58.20) 4.00 (31.10) 10.00 (13.10) 7.00 (24.14) 2.00 (42.80) 4.00 (33.50) 2.00 (43.90)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 1.00 0.50 2.50 2.50 4.00 4.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 1.00 (60) 1.00 (60) 3.00 (50) 3.00 (50) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (60) 0.00 (63) 2.00 (54) 2.00 (54) 3.00 (49) 3.00 (49)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.37 2.44 1.75 2.05 3.06 2.30 2.04
A. Judicial independence
B. Impartial courts 3.59 2.50 2.70 2.80 3.03
C. Protection of property rights
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 0.00 0.00 3.33 0.00 0.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.67 0.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 0.30 0.87 0.97 0.97
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.80 6.74 6.05 6.05
H. Reliability of police
I. Business costs of crime
Area 3. Sound Money 1.10 0.00 1.25 5.04 7.89 8.06 8.78
A. Money growth 4.39 (28.06) 0.00 (62.92) 0.00 (2290.00) 4.44 (27.79) 5.55 (22.27) 7.68 (11.61) 9.16 (4.19)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 0.00 (25.49) 0.00 (30.17) 0.00 (248.28) 0.00 (163.85) 7.41 (6.46) 4.91 (12.73) 6.16 (9.59)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (51.40) 0.00 (108.95) 0.00 (550.01) 5.74 (21.32) 8.58 (7.10) 9.67 (1.63) 9.80 (1.00)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.07 4.30 4.15 4.90 5.17 5.20 4.57
A. Tariffs 4.21 4.90 8.70 7.40 7.74 7.74 7.75
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 3.13 (10.30) 3.93 (9.10) 8.70 (1.95) 7.03 (4.45) 7.79 (3.32) 7.79 (3.32) 7.79 (3.32)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 5.28 (23.60) 5.86 (20.70) 8.70 (1.95) 7.60 (12.00) 7.80 (11.00) 7.80 (11.00) 7.82 (10.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.55 (6.12) 7.62 (5.94) 7.62 (5.94) 7.65 (5.89)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 2.19 2.54 2.54 0.00
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 2.19 2.54 2.54 0.00
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 6.00 1.43 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 2.31 0.00 0.38 0.51 0.51
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 2.31 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.25
Area 5. Regulation 4.43 3.94 5.23 4.57 5.87 6.55 6.58
A. Credit Market regulations 4.34 2.88 6.31 4.81 6.33 6.33 6.33
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.69 8.65 8.94 9.43 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 10.00 5.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.11 5.67 5.67 5.44
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.00 1.67 1.67 2.77
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining
(iv) Hours regulations 5.30 8.00 8.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.13 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 3.81 5.60 7.65 7.96
(i) Administrative requirements
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 3.33 4.59 7.53 9.31
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism
(v) Licensing restrictions 1.54 5.99 8.96 8.46
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.55 6.23 6.46 6.12
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Congo, Republic of1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.76 (68) 4.83 (85) 4.28 (121) 4.59 (138) 4.77 (150) 4.76 (155) 4.80 (157)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.86 4.81 4.54 4.66 5.25 4.49 4.37
A. Government consumption 3.72 (27.34) 6.42 (18.16) 1.60 (34.55) 2.33 (32.09) 5.51 (21.28) 4.97 (23.10) 4.49 (24.72)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.55 (2.15) 9.31 (3.03) 10.00 (0.47) 10.00 (0.47) 10.00 (0.47)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (44.20) 4.00 (32.60) 4.00 (33.20) 4.00 (31.67) 2.00 (49.63) 0.00 (75.40) 0.00 (72.33)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.50 3.00 3.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (50) 3.00 (50) 3.00 (50) 4.00 (45) 4.00 (45) 4.00 (45)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (49) 2.00 (53) 2.00 (53)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.67 3.02 1.73 2.35 2.78 2.78 3.01
A. Judicial independence
B. Impartial courts 1.86 3.00 3.60 3.58 3.67
C. Protection of property rights
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 2.41 3.96 3.96 5.02
H. Reliability of police
I. Business costs of crime
Area 3. Sound Money 5.45 5.96 4.29 5.33 4.69 4.97 5.92
A. Money growth 8.78 (6.12) 9.81 (0.93) 7.24 (13.81) 8.60 (7.01) 7.56 (12.19) 7.31 (13.47) 8.20 (9.02)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.04 (7.41) 4.20 (14.51) 0.10 (24.75) 3.79 (15.52) 2.21 (19.48) 3.79 (15.53) 5.52 (11.21)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.97 (20.14) 9.85 (-0.77) 9.83 (-0.84) 8.94 (5.28) 9.00 (5.00) 8.81 (5.97) 9.98 (0.08)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.69 4.58 5.81 4.83 5.05 5.32 4.67
A. Tariffs 7.47 4.53 7.43 7.21 7.35 7.33 7.32
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.47 (3.80) 4.53 (8.20) 9.25 (1.13) 9.20 (1.20) 9.41 (0.88) 9.41 (0.88) 9.41 (0.88)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.25 (1.13) 6.18 (19.10) 6.42 (17.90) 6.40 (18.00) 6.38 (18.10)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.56 (8.60) 6.25 (9.38) 6.21 (9.49) 6.18 (9.54) 6.16 (9.59)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 2.10 2.10 2.60 0.00
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 2.10 2.10 2.60 0.00
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 1.36 1.36
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.54 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 1.17 1.17
Area 5. Regulation 5.16 5.79 5.05 5.77 6.08 6.22 6.05
A. Credit Market regulations 3.00 5.45 3.49 5.33 6.33 6.21 6.16
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.36 7.48 10.00 10.00 9.62 9.47
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 3.00 6.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.29 6.48 6.16 5.66
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.20 2.23 1.10 1.10
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 6.00 6.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.94 7.68 7.53 7.53
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.70 5.43 6.30 6.33
(i) Administrative requirements
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 6.72 5.48 7.49 7.50
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.17 7.60 8.17 8.23
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.21 3.21 3.25 3.25
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Costa Rica1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.52 (48) 6.98 (22) 7.51 (30) 7.56 (28) 7.31 (43) 7.53 (26) 7.56 (28)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.72 7.20 7.13 8.57 7.85 7.59 7.61
A. Government consumption 5.37 (21.75) 5.04 (22.85) 6.94 (16.40) 6.66 (17.36) 5.49 (21.35) 5.35 (21.80) 5.44 (21.51)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.50 (6.00) 8.77 (5.00) 8.59 (5.66) 8.64 (5.50) 9.42 (2.63) 8.51 (5.96) 8.51 (5.96)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (36.20) 7.00 (21.00) 6.00 (27.10) 10.00 (5.66) 10.00 (9.47) 10.00 (9.47) 10.00 (9.47)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 8.00 7.00 9.00 6.50 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (50) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 10.00 (15-25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (33) 5.00 (39) 8.00 (24-33) 4.00 (43) 4.00 (44) 4.00 (44)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.21 5.46 6.87 6.32 6.11 6.25 6.27
A. Judicial independence 6.35 6.87 6.46 6.73 6.80
B. Impartial courts 6.85 6.51 4.73 4.88 4.78
C. Protection of property rights 4.50 6.08 5.51 5.97 5.98
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 5.83 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.52 3.52 3.52 3.52
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.45 8.50 8.52 8.52
H. Reliability of police 5.02 6.13 6.59 6.59
I. Business costs of crime 3.74 4.28 5.00 5.27
Area 3. Sound Money 8.04 8.41 7.88 8.75 8.00 9.32 9.42
A. Money growth 7.72 (11.41) 8.66 (6.72) 5.16 (24.22) 8.37 (8.14) 8.75 (6.23) 9.27 (3.67) 9.21 (3.94)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.22 (4.46) 8.68 (3.29) 8.55 (3.63) 9.40 (1.49) 9.36 (1.61) 9.07 (2.34) 9.36 (1.59)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.23 (18.83) 6.29 (18.57) 7.80 (10.99) 7.24 (13.80) 8.87 (5.66) 8.96 (5.22) 9.10 (4.52)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 1.74 6.88 8.65 7.88 8.15 7.91 8.00
A. Tariffs 3.23 5.63 8.40 8.08 8.15 8.00 8.02
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.47 (5.30) 5.33 (7.00) 9.28 (1.08) 9.24 (1.14) 9.17 (1.25) 8.89 (1.67) 8.89 (1.67)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (55.00) 6.72 (16.40) 9.28 (1.08) 8.60 (7.00) 8.92 (5.40) 8.88 (5.60) 8.88 (5.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.84 (12.90) 7.00 (7.50) 6.39 (9.03) 6.35 (9.13) 6.24 (9.41) 6.28 (9.30)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.58 4.84 6.71 6.45 6.44
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.17 4.70 5.29 4.78 5.42
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.00 4.98 8.14 8.12 7.47
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 5.00 9.63 8.61 7.74 7.18 7.53
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.26 7.54 7.12 6.81 7.86
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 5.00 10.00 9.09 6.92 7.69 7.69
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 9.20 9.18 7.04 7.04
Area 5. Regulation 6.90 6.94 7.03 6.26 6.46 6.57 6.50
A. Credit Market regulations 8.18 8.50 9.21 7.50 7.14 6.86 6.60
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.37 7.51 8.64 8.49 7.42 6.58 5.80
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.99 5.94 6.21 6.14 6.42
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.46 1.10 2.23 1.10 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.97 5.51 5.34 5.48 5.80
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.00 5.73 6.04 6.63 6.84
(iv) Hours regulations 6.51 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.31 5.66 5.66 5.67
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.90 5.35 6.03 6.72 6.47
(i) Administrative requirements 6.83 2.58 3.45 3.86 3.12
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.15 2.35 4.59 4.59 4.59
(iii) Starting a business 4.70 7.29 7.96 9.11 9.12
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.92 6.91 5.36 5.52 4.72
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.48 7.56 9.07 8.99
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.49 7.24 8.17 8.31
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Côte d’Ivoire1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.20 (54) 5.07 (71) 5.99 (88) 5.97 (113) 5.81 (135) 5.73 (140) 6.01 (133)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.39 4.07 8.41 8.04 6.60 4.66 5.65
A. Government consumption 5.54 (21.17) 6.20 (18.93) 8.18 (12.20) 8.82 (10.02) 7.25 (15.36) 6.81 (16.85) 6.74 (17.07)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.01 (4.15) 9.48 (2.41) 9.35 (2.89) 9.66 (1.75) 9.85 (1.06) 9.85 (1.06)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (46.80) 2.00 (42.20) 6.00 (25.30) 4.00 (32.96) 7.00 (20.50) 0.00 (51.26) 4.00 (38.51)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 4.00 10.00 10.00 2.50 2.00 2.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (45) 4.00 (45) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 3.00 (47) 3.00 (47) 3.00 (47)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (52) 1.00 (58) 1.00 (58)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.80 3.76 3.11 2.95 4.29 4.81
A. Judicial independence 1.33 3.71 5.02
B. Impartial courts 4.60 3.00 2.87 4.42 5.57
C. Protection of property rights 3.54 4.22 5.41
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 1.67 1.67 2.50 3.30 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.47 2.47 3.97 3.97
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.23 4.26 6.28 6.97
H. Reliability of police 2.35 4.66 4.66
I. Business costs of crime 3.09 3.91 4.17
Area 3. Sound Money 5.00 6.90 6.69 6.73 6.56 6.85 7.01
A. Money growth 8.66 (6.69) 9.18 (-4.12) 9.79 (1.06) 8.49 (7.54) 7.81 (10.93) 8.62 (6.88) 8.86 (5.72)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.18 (9.55) 9.34 (1.64) 7.48 (6.29) 9.21 (1.98) 8.75 (3.12) 9.31 (1.74) 9.28 (1.79)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.17 (24.14) 9.10 (-4.52) 9.51 (2.46) 9.22 (3.89) 9.66 (1.68) 9.49 (2.57) 9.91 (0.45)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.19 4.09 5.26 5.90 6.35 6.29 5.89
A. Tariffs 2.98 3.07 5.77 6.51 6.60 6.50 6.50
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 1.47 (12.80) 2.73 (10.90) 3.99 (9.02) 4.80 (7.80) 4.88 (7.68) 4.59 (8.12) 4.59 (8.12)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.50 (27.50) 3.40 (33.00) 3.99 (9.02) 7.48 (12.60) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.72 (10.70) 7.26 (6.84) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.55 5.49 5.72 3.80
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.15 5.37 5.77
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.55 5.82 6.07 1.83
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.53 3.34 2.95 3.25
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.91 6.23 7.13
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 2.30 2.32 1.84 1.84
Area 5. Regulation 6.21 5.51 5.84 6.09 6.61 6.55 6.71
A. Credit Market regulations 6.56 6.39 7.26 7.69 8.79 8.23 8.16
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.67 9.17 7.78 9.06 9.58 8.46 8.32
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 6.00 6.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.61 5.78 5.13 5.53
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 6.67 4.43 4.43
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.99 5.59 5.12
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.44 6.20 7.07
(iv) Hours regulations 5.30 6.00 6.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.46 7.57 7.57 7.57
(vi) Conscription 10.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 5.97 5.26 6.30 6.45
(i) Administrative requirements 3.53 4.39 5.36
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.03 7.03 7.03
(iii) Starting a business 6.41 6.93 9.55 9.57
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 2.45 4.63 4.50
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.54 4.63 5.26 5.26
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.97 6.97 6.97 6.97
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Croatia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.36 (73) 6.49 (85) 6.68 (89) 6.89 (83) 7.00 (81)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.03 4.55 4.65 4.73 4.73
A. Government consumption 2.45 (31.66) 4.86 (23.49) 4.32 (25.30) 4.47 (24.80) 4.45 (24.87)
B. Transfers and subsidies 4.65 (20.13) 4.35 (21.23) 4.79 (19.63) 4.46 (20.84) 4.46 (20.84)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (22.99) 8.00 (18.43) 8.00 (15.40) 8.00 (17.20) 8.00 (19.00)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (35-53) 2.00 (45-63) 3.00 (44-51) 4.00 (40-47) 4.00 (40-47)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (55.9-68) 0.00 (62-75) 0.00 (62-67) 0.00 (58-63) 0.00 (58-63)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.58 5.34 5.76 5.71 5.76
A. Judicial independence 3.69 3.42 3.59 3.70
B. Impartial courts 6.07 4.04 2.81 2.18 2.19
C. Protection of property rights 4.98 4.88 4.65 4.66
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 7.50 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.40 5.40 5.32 5.14
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 3.36 6.39 7.00 7.18
H. Reliability of police 4.53 6.16 5.74 5.74
I. Business costs of crime 5.43 6.97 7.05 7.37
Area 3. Sound Money 2.50 7.88 8.20 8.42 9.26 9.30
A. Money growth 8.28 (8.60) 8.62 (6.89) 9.64 (-1.78) 7.90 (10.51) 7.60 (11.99)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.15 (2.11) 9.87 (0.34) 9.23 (1.92) 9.59 (1.01) 9.64 (0.89)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (500.00) 9.07 (4.63) 9.33 (3.34) 9.79 (1.05) 9.56 (2.21) 9.96 (-0.22)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.16 7.50 7.63 7.52 7.90
A. Tariffs 8.47 8.82 8.73 8.28 8.40
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.29 (2.57) 9.56 (0.66) 9.52 (0.72) 9.73 (0.41) 9.73 (0.41)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.29 (2.57) 9.52 (2.40) 9.04 (4.80) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.37 (6.57) 7.64 (5.90) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.43 6.56 6.98 8.00
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.00 5.63 6.02 6.03
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.86 7.49 7.95 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 4.77 5.23 4.83 5.20
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.17 4.44 4.08 5.20
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.54 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.60 6.64 5.79 5.79
Area 5. Regulation 6.16 6.86 6.95 7.22 7.31
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 8.76 9.32 8.95 9.06 9.11
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.28 8.97 7.85 7.17 7.32
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.58 6.39 6.61 6.77
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.90 2.23 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.13 3.66 3.17 4.65
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.07 6.92 7.45 6.90
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.38 7.51 7.51 7.51
(vi) Conscription 3.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.66 5.51 6.00 6.05
(i) Administrative requirements 3.22 2.05 1.96 1.88
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.70 4.56 4.56 4.56
(iii) Starting a business 9.01 9.64 9.40 9.49
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.73 4.33 4.56 3.86
(v) Licensing restrictions 2.51 4.68 7.83 8.82
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.80 7.80 7.67 7.69
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Cyprus1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.56 (46) 5.94 (44) 6.58 (63) 7.64 (21) 7.75 (13) 7.05 (74) 7.32 (55)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.03 5.39 6.19 7.45 7.20 7.06 7.27
A. Government consumption 6.77 (16.97) 5.17 (22.43) 6.02 (19.53) 5.32 (21.92) 5.18 (22.39) 5.53 (21.20) 6.35 (18.42)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.34 (6.60) 7.87 (8.30) 6.73 (12.51) 6.47 (13.47) 6.13 (14.71) 6.22 (14.38) 6.22 (14.38)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (18.10) 8.00 (17.40) 8.00 (17.40) 10.00 (3.07) 10.00 (3.07) 10.00 10.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 0.50 4.00 8.00 7.50 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 1.00 (60) 5.00 (40) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (62) 3.00 (48) 8.00 (30) 7.00 (35) 6.00 (37) 6.00 (37)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.67 7.98 7.43 6.88 6.39 6.43
A. Judicial independence 6.99 7.15 5.77 6.21
B. Impartial courts 7.27 6.77 6.07 5.07 4.66
C. Protection of property rights 7.53 7.36 5.55 5.78
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.00 4.00 4.00
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.82 6.43 6.41
H. Reliability of police 6.57 7.08 6.20 6.20
I. Business costs of crime 7.47 7.81 7.79 7.95
Area 3. Sound Money 5.69 7.03 6.88 9.35 9.44 7.29 7.23
A. Money growth 6.40 (18.00) 9.45 (2.75) 8.65 (6.77) 8.48 (7.62) 9.03 (4.84) 9.82 (-0.90) 9.83 (0.85)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.06 (2.36) 9.71 (0.72) 9.70 (0.75) 9.42 (1.45) 9.19 (2.03) 9.40 (1.49) 9.36 (1.59)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.30 (13.50) 8.95 (5.27) 9.17 (4.14) 9.49 (2.56) 9.52 (2.38) 9.92 (-0.40) 9.73 (-1.35)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.39 4.82 6.00 8.04 8.16 7.54 7.75
A. Tariffs 6.96 5.47 7.99 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.33 (4.00) 7.20 (4.20) 9.27 (1.10) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.58 (17.10) 6.70 (16.50) 9.27 (1.10) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 2.52 (18.70) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.10 8.00 7.99 8.31
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.10 6.73 6.72 7.30
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.27 9.27 9.31
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.20 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.67 6.31 3.91 4.27
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.68 6.37 5.87 6.94
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.92 6.15 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.15 5.81 5.84 5.93 7.09 6.98 7.92
A. Credit Market regulations 7.09 8.83 8.91 9.41 8.80 8.44 9.97
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.28 8.50 8.72 8.23 6.39 5.32 9.90
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 2.87 6.17 6.13 7.72
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.67 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.59 4.78 5.35 4.93
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.02 5.59 5.87 5.81
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.50 6.29 6.36 6.09
(i) Administrative requirements 4.24 4.88 5.18 4.96
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.12 3.71 3.71 3.71
(iii) Starting a business 9.61 9.61 9.62
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.14 6.29 6.29 4.88
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.91 5.00 5.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.33 8.36 8.37
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Czech Republic1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.54 (67) 7.00 (64) 7.19 (59) 7.35 (40) 7.53 (31)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.13 4.45 5.21 5.86 5.72
A. Government consumption 3.02 (29.73) 2.64 (31.03) 2.93 (30.04) 3.41 (28.40) 3.36 (28.57)
B. Transfers and subsidies 0.00 (37.20) 2.35 (28.56) 3.17 (25.58) 2.91 (26.52) 3.01 (26.14) 3.01 (26.14)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (13.64) 8.00 (17.46) 8.00 (17.56) 10.00 (13.82) 10.00 (13.82)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 4.00 7.00 7.00 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 10.00 (15) 9.00 (22) 9.00 (22)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (56) 1.00 (58) 4.00 (45) 5.00 (45) 4.00 (45)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.25 6.89 6.04 6.16 6.11 6.39
A. Judicial independence 6.01 4.73 4.51 4.78 5.47
B. Impartial courts 4.51 4.12 3.16 3.31 3.91
C. Protection of property rights 5.58 6.00 5.14 5.01 5.69
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.54 3.85 3.85 3.86
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.69 8.54 8.23 8.10
H. Reliability of police 4.67 4.38 5.11 5.11
I. Business costs of crime 6.30 7.50 6.39 7.03
Area 3. Sound Money 8.13 9.05 9.45 9.49 9.56
A. Money growth 9.87 (0.65) 7.45 (12.76) 8.80 (6.00) 8.93 (5.37) 8.95 (5.26)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.43 (3.93) 9.11 (2.23) 9.28 (1.80) 9.34 (1.66) 9.36 (1.60)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.22 (3.90) 9.63 (1.85) 9.72 (1.41) 9.71 (1.43) 9.93 (0.34)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.28 8.02 7.79 7.55 8.27
A. Tariffs 8.22 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.68 (0.48) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.68 (0.48) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.28 (9.30) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.88 7.48 7.39 6.63 9.08
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.27 7.27 7.29 5.59 8.19
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.50 7.70 7.49 7.68 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 7.03 6.22 5.43 5.33 5.55
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.92 8.42 6.80 7.04 7.71
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 6.15 3.85 3.08 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 3.42 6.25 7.42 7.35 7.72 7.70
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 0.00 6.94 9.58 9.33 9.55 9.88
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.83 8.75 7.98 8.65 9.63
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.22 7.61 7.50 8.13 8.01
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.09 6.70 6.67 10.00 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.62 5.30 3.26 3.59 3.71 3.71
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.70 7.75 6.97 7.29 7.68
(iv) Hours regulations 5.01 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.96 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.59 5.07 5.22 5.49 5.21
(i) Administrative requirements 7.80 2.22 2.70 2.59 3.02
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.10 5.51 2.58 2.58 2.58
(iii) Starting a business 5.53 9.02 9.17 9.31 9.45
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.92 6.56 4.16 4.48 3.86
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.13 8.94 8.59 6.89
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.00 3.76 5.37 5.46
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Denmark1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.24 (25) 7.16 (16) 7.92 (13) 7.89 (12) 7.70 (17) 7.59 (22) 7.67 (21)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.06 3.17 3.48 3.81 3.73 3.81 3.81
A. Government consumption 1.76 (34.01) 1.69 (34.25) 1.74 (34.08) 1.55 (34.74) 1.03 (36.50) 1.35 (35.40) 1.36 (35.38)
B. Transfers and subsidies 4.47 (20.80) 3.98 (22.60) 3.67 (23.72) 3.18 (25.54) 3.39 (24.76) 4.39 (21.10) 4.39 (21.10)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (25.00) 7.00 (20.30) 10.00 (12.89) 10.00 (12.93) 8.00 (18.14) 7.00 (20.38) 7.00 (20.38)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.50 2.50 2.50 2.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (66) 0.00 (68) 2.00 (59) 1.00 (59) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (69) 1.00 (63) 0.00 (63) 2.00 (56) 2.00 (56) 2.00 (56)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.18 8.35 9.54 8.99 8.67 8.09 8.20
A. Judicial independence 9.35 8.78 9.26 9.19 8.80
B. Impartial courts 9.52 9.25 7.24 5.57 5.97
C. Protection of property rights 8.82 9.34 8.42 7.83 7.89
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.19 5.96 5.96 5.96
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.01 9.50 9.73 9.73
H. Reliability of police 9.17 8.89 8.40 8.40
I. Business costs of crime 9.17 8.73 6.12 7.08
Area 3. Sound Money 6.68 9.46 9.71 9.49 9.60 9.77 9.71
A. Money growth 8.70 (6.51) 8.80 (6.01) 9.75 (1.27) 8.56 (7.20) 9.48 (2.58) 9.78 (1.09) 9.48 (2.59)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.67 (0.82) 9.72 (0.71) 9.69 (0.76) 9.77 (0.58) 9.36 (1.60) 9.44 (1.39) 9.47 (1.32)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.35 (8.23) 9.32 (3.40) 9.42 (2.92) 9.64 (1.81) 9.54 (2.30) 9.84 (0.78) 9.89 (0.56)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.85 7.83 9.40 8.54 8.38 8.16 8.51
A. Tariffs 8.95 8.48 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.67 (0.50) 9.80 (0.30) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.43 8.39 8.24 7.63 8.66
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 9.04 7.35 7.05 5.90 7.36
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.83 9.43 9.43 9.35 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 5.00 8.97 7.36 6.94 6.76 6.96
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.48 8.08 6.79 6.72 7.32
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 5.00 8.46 7.69 7.69 7.69 7.69
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.30 6.34 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.44 7.00 7.46 8.60 8.15 8.11 8.12
A. Credit Market regulations 9.41 9.34 10.00 10.00 9.66 9.95 10.00
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.24 8.03 10.00 10.00 8.98 9.84 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.46 4.66 4.62 7.43 7.46 7.34 7.47
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.76 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 8.10 6.47 7.39 8.51 7.13 8.12
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 4.85 6.18 5.28 5.91 5.68
(iv) Hours regulations 2.20 2.37 4.01 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 7.76 8.38 7.33 7.05 6.90
(i) Administrative requirements 7.05 4.56 5.03 4.00 3.87
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.23 8.44 1.86 1.86 1.86
(iii) Starting a business 6.45 9.66 9.73 9.77 9.85
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 9.29 9.49 9.15 8.28 7.42
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.67 9.72 9.87 9.87
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.49 8.49 8.54 8.54
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Dominican Republic1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.66 (39) 4.48 (95) 6.76 (54) 6.52 (83) 7.17 (60) 7.22 (56) 7.32 (55)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.71 6.68 8.88 8.43 7.93 7.87 8.18
A. Government consumption 9.12 (8.98) 10.00 (6.00) 9.03 (9.29) 9.57 (7.48) 8.35 (11.60) 8.21 (12.10) 7.93 (13.05)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.70 (1.60) 9.73 (1.50) 9.49 (2.36) 9.17 (3.54) 9.38 (2.76) 9.29 (3.09) 9.29 (3.09)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (31.60) 7.00 (23.70) 8.00 (18.00) 7.00 (24.30) 6.00 (25.10) 6.00 6.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 0.00 9.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 9.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (73) 0.00 (73) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 10.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (73) 9.00 (25) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33) 9.00 (33)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.78 5.30 4.62 4.36 4.22 4.36 4.35
A. Judicial independence 4.17 2.82 2.48 2.65
B. Impartial courts 5.57 3.75 3.41 4.06 3.45
C. Protection of property rights 2.90 5.27 4.79 4.71 5.02
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 3.33 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.51 4.51 4.51 4.51
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.30 7.65 7.82 7.93
H. Reliability of police 3.43 1.62 2.60 2.60
I. Business costs of crime 3.50 4.05 3.87 3.80
Area 3. Sound Money 7.34 2.05 6.82 5.87 9.24 9.49 9.53
A. Money growth 8.96 (5.18) 4.70 (26.49) 9.39 (3.06) 7.40 (13.00) 9.26 (3.72) 9.59 (2.05) 9.55 (2.25)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.14 (4.64) 3.48 (16.30) 9.42 (1.45) 1.91 (20.22) 8.97 (2.58) 9.33 (1.67) 9.16 (2.11)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.26 (13.70) 0.00 (51.05) 8.46 (7.72) 9.16 (4.19) 8.73 (6.33) 9.03 (4.83) 9.40 (3.00)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.69 2.37 6.41 7.26 7.72 7.73 7.76
A. Tariffs 3.47 5.11 5.78 7.03 7.86 7.95 7.95
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 3.47 (9.80) 5.83 (6.26) 5.23 (7.16) 6.03 (5.96) 8.57 (2.15) 8.88 (1.68) 8.88 (1.68)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.40 (28.00) 5.23 (7.16) 8.20 (9.00) 8.58 (7.10) 8.54 (7.30) 8.54 (7.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.00 (10.00) 6.87 (7.82) 6.45 (8.88) 6.44 (8.91) 6.44 (8.91)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.33 6.04 6.83 7.02 6.84
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.33 4.40 4.79 5.16 4.82
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.68 8.87 8.87 8.87
C. Black-market exchange rates 2.60 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 6.52 5.95 6.17 5.95 6.26
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.42 7.70 6.81 6.22 7.14
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 4.62 3.85 5.38 3.85 3.85
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.30 6.31 7.80 7.80
Area 5. Regulation 6.76 5.99 7.08 6.69 6.72 6.65 6.78
A. Credit Market regulations 7.79 5.99 9.39 7.88 7.84 7.30 7.77
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.58 7.97 9.17 9.63 8.52 6.90 8.32
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.92 6.47 6.40 6.40 6.47
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.93 4.40 5.57 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.17 7.10 4.77 5.02 5.00
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.58 7.50 7.26 7.04 7.45
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.84 2.78 2.78 2.78
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.94 5.71 5.94 6.24 6.10
(i) Administrative requirements 7.37 3.55 3.12 3.99 3.51
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.18 4.44 6.56 6.56 6.56
(iii) Starting a business 5.48 7.38 9.02 9.06 9.23
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.73 5.11 3.31 3.57 2.91
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.02 7.25 7.91 7.91
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.79 6.37 6.37 6.46
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.77 (34) 5.53 (58) 5.78 (99) 5.98 (111) 5.83 (134) 6.02 (136) 5.76 (142)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.45 8.25 8.93 8.03 5.63 5.31 5.30
A. Government consumption 6.01 (19.57) 8.48 (11.16) 7.86 (13.27) 7.53 (14.41) 7.42 (14.77) 6.15 (19.10) 6.12 (19.18)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.80 (4.90) 9.51 (2.30) 9.86 (1.02) 9.59 (2.00) 9.59 (2.00) 9.59 (2.00) 9.59 (2.00)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (40.20) 7.00 (21.70) 10.00 (3.15) 7.00 (22.42) 0.00 (51.80) 0.00 (52.75) 0.00 (52.75)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 5.50 5.50 5.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (50) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (35) 4.00 (47) 4.00 (47) 4.00 (48)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.86 5.21 3.30 3.75 3.97 4.47 4.22
A. Judicial independence 2.67 1.90 2.17 3.60 1.84
B. Impartial courts 2.51 2.20 2.41 3.69 2.59
C. Protection of property rights 2.98 4.05 3.68 4.64 4.89
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 4.38 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.38 4.38 4.38 4.38
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.49 9.01 8.64 8.66
H. Reliability of police 3.07 3.57 4.41 4.41
I. Business costs of crime 2.76 3.84 4.22 4.52
Area 3. Sound Money 8.15 3.98 4.90 4.73 6.38 6.80 6.86
A. Money growth 8.13 (9.33) 2.62 (36.92) 4.25 (28.73) 2.73 (36.33) 7.48 (12.61) 8.42 (7.89) 8.97 (5.16)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.38 (4.06) 3.29 (16.77) 5.36 (11.61) 6.69 (8.29) 8.75 (3.13) 9.31 (1.72) 9.20 (1.99)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.10 (19.51) 0.00 (54.01) 0.00 (96.09) 9.52 (2.41) 9.29 (3.56) 9.45 (2.74) 9.29 (3.57)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.87 5.10 7.39 7.42 6.87 7.09 6.24
A. Tariffs 5.20 3.30 7.14 7.14 6.37 6.60 6.29
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.20 (7.20) 7.33 (4.00) 6.53 (5.20) 6.53 (5.20) 6.53 (5.20) 6.53 (5.20) 6.53 (5.20)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 2.58 (37.10) 6.53 (5.20) 7.64 (11.80) 7.76 (11.20) 7.98 (10.10) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (27.00) 7.48 (6.30) 7.24 (6.90) 4.80 (12.99) 5.27 (11.82) 4.72 (13.21)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.73 4.74 5.18 5.87 3.12
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.13 3.91 3.43 4.66 2.84
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.33 5.57 6.93 7.07 3.40
C. Black-market exchange rates 7.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 7.69 7.80 5.95 5.91 5.57
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.23 4.95 4.01 4.66 3.63
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 6.15 8.46 3.85 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 4.52 5.12 4.35 5.99 6.30 6.42 6.15
A. Credit Market regulations 5.42 6.00 4.63 9.23 9.30 9.27 9.27
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 8.00 2.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.27 10.00 7.89 9.69 9.91 9.81 9.81
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 0.00 4.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.57 3.93 4.31 4.35 3.65
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.49 5.60 5.57 4.43 4.43
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.43 3.24 3.21 4.36 2.40
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.25 5.74 5.47 5.64 5.43
(iv) Hours regulations 3.67 6.00 8.00 8.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 0.65 0.65 0.64
(vi) Conscription 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 4.86 4.81 5.29 5.63 5.52
(i) Administrative requirements 5.33 2.41 3.23 4.20 2.06
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.25 3.28 5.66 5.66 5.66
(iii) Starting a business 3.97 7.53 7.89 7.96 8.15
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.87 4.54 3.78 4.23
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.81 8.50 9.06 9.06
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.27 2.67 2.67 2.67
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Egypt1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.38 (79) 4.49 (94) 6.81 (51) 6.42 (92) 6.51 (102) 6.24 (126) 6.05 (129)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.95 4.37 6.13 6.34 6.58 6.44 5.93
A. Government consumption 6.33 (18.47) 7.77 (13.60) 8.29 (11.80) 7.32 (15.11) 7.94 (13.00) 8.06 (12.60) 8.04 (12.67)
B. Transfers and subsidies 5.45 (17.20) 7.71 (8.90) 9.22 (3.38) 8.06 (7.62) 6.87 (11.97) 6.70 (12.62) 6.70 (12.62)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (39.70) 0.00 (54.50) 0.00 (52.10) 0.00 (51.90) 4.00 (34.52) 4.00 (39.69) 2.00 (41.67)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 2.00 7.00 10.00 7.50 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (80) 2.00 (65) 7.00 (34) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (39) 5.00 (39)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.76 3.50 5.87 5.47 5.24 4.23 4.51
A. Judicial independence 6.85 6.37 6.28 5.01 5.91
B. Impartial courts 5.68 5.09 4.24 3.74 4.04
C. Protection of property rights 5.17 6.22 5.21 4.26 4.90
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.00 4.17 1.70 1.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 5.83 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.41 3.41 3.41 3.41
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.25 8.38 8.58 8.61
H. Reliability of police 5.88 4.82 3.89 3.89
I. Business costs of crime 6.31 4.84 2.46 3.20
Area 3. Sound Money 7.70 8.16 9.53 8.85 8.81 8.92 8.83
A. Money growth 6.29 (18.55) 8.93 (5.33) 9.46 (2.69) 7.94 (10.31) 8.31 (8.47) 8.08 (9.59) 7.88 (10.59)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.12 (4.71) 7.38 (6.56) 9.20 (2.01) 8.42 (3.94) 9.19 (2.02) 9.49 (1.27) 9.47 (1.32)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.39 (18.03) 6.31 (18.44) 9.46 (2.68) 9.03 (4.87) 7.75 (11.27) 8.10 (9.48) 7.97 (10.15)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.03 1.04 6.66 6.23 6.32 6.45 5.81
A. Tariffs 0.89 3.12 3.74 4.90 4.96 5.06 5.06
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 1.27 (13.10) 6.07 (5.90) 5.33 (7.00) 8.48 (2.28) 8.29 (2.57) 8.55 (2.17) 8.55 (2.17)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.52 (47.40) 3.30 (33.50) 5.33 (7.00) 6.22 (18.90) 6.60 (17.00) 6.64 (16.80) 6.64 (16.80)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (425.80) 0.00 (39.50) 0.00 (141.08) 0.00 (149.47) 0.00 (142.80) 0.00 (141.96)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.58 5.74 6.75 6.55 3.60
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.50 4.55 5.09 4.87 4.79
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.66 6.93 8.41 8.22 2.41
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.20 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.48
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 7.31 4.30 3.56 4.21 5.08
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.23 5.94 5.29 4.07 6.67
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 5.38 6.15 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.80 0.77 3.94 3.94
Area 5. Regulation 4.46 5.39 5.84 5.19 5.61 5.16 5.16
A. Credit Market regulations 3.93 6.79 8.04 6.35 5.90 4.00 4.00
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
(ii) Private sector credit 2.80 9.37 9.11 7.05 5.69 0.00 0.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.98 4.01 4.98 5.01 5.03 5.07
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.17 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.02 3.05 3.44 4.47 4.81 4.71
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 7.93 7.50 8.44 6.91 6.75 7.06
(iv) Hours regulations 5.34 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 0.65 0.65 0.64
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 5.47 4.23 5.93 6.43 6.41
(i) Administrative requirements 7.50 3.10 3.32 4.48 4.18
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.75 1.13 5.94 5.94 5.94
(iii) Starting a business 5.83 6.39 9.72 9.65 9.66
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.80 6.39 4.36 4.94 5.08
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.08 7.08 8.00 8.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.32 5.15 5.61 5.61
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.12 (83) 4.81 (87) 7.70 (17) 7.47 (34) 7.21 (56) 7.26 (51) 7.40 (42)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.59 6.89 8.67 8.58 8.46 8.42 8.43
A. Government consumption 6.97 (16.30) 8.81 (10.03) 8.70 (10.42) 9.01 (9.38) 8.69 (10.46) 8.38 (11.50) 8.41 (11.39)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.40 (2.70) 9.75 (1.40) 10.00 (0.32) 9.32 (3.00) 9.16 (3.58) 9.29 (3.11) 9.29 (3.11)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (20.20) 7.00 (20.00) 8.00 (19.89) 8.00 (15.40) 8.00 (18.20) 8.00 (17.20) 8.00 (15.86)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 2.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (60) 2.00 (60) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.54 1.95 4.51 4.40 3.84 4.40 4.14
A. Judicial independence 4.34 3.07 3.14 4.36 4.03
B. Impartial courts 4.18 3.37 3.14 4.04 3.33
C. Protection of property rights 4.05 5.78 4.60 4.34 4.53
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.00 4.17 4.17 4.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 4.58 2.50 3.33 2.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.83 3.83 3.83 3.83
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.19 8.20 8.17 8.17
H. Reliability of police 4.26 3.57 4.53 4.53
I. Business costs of crime 1.47 1.42 2.79 2.20
Area 3. Sound Money 5.63 5.25 9.42 9.63 9.25 9.52 9.71
A. Money growth 8.52 (7.40) 8.48 (7.60) 9.03 (-4.83) 9.98 (0.10) 8.39 (8.03) 9.31 (3.44) 9.95 (0.24)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.39 (6.53) 7.02 (7.45) 9.09 (2.29) 9.48 (1.29) 8.85 (2.87) 8.93 (2.66) 9.10 (2.26)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.61 (16.95) 5.51 (22.47) 9.55 (2.27) 9.06 (4.69) 9.76 (1.18) 9.84 (0.79) 9.78 (1.11)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 1.71 4.57 8.51 7.64 7.45 7.44 7.85
A. Tariffs 3.13 6.52 8.02 8.29 8.17 8.17 8.16
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.87 (6.20) 7.27 (4.10) 8.99 (1.51) 9.01 (1.48) 9.00 (1.50) 9.12 (1.32) 9.12 (1.32)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.40 (48.00) 5.78 (21.10) 8.99 (1.51) 8.72 (6.40) 8.82 (5.90) 8.80 (6.00) 8.80 (6.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.56 (8.60) 7.14 (7.14) 6.70 (8.26) 6.59 (8.52) 6.57 (8.58)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.11 6.12 6.94 6.48 7.27
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.72 5.80 5.51 4.52 6.34
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.50 6.45 8.37 8.45 8.19
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 5.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 8.93 6.12 4.68 5.12 5.97
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.62 7.38 6.10 4.78 7.33
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 9.23 7.69 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 3.30 3.32 5.95 5.95
Area 5. Regulation 5.38 7.40 7.12 7.06 6.50 6.86
A. Credit Market regulations 9.85 8.65 9.70 8.83 8.52 7.51 8.10
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.85 9.30 9.39 6.49 7.55 4.54 6.31
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.50 6.52 6.47 5.63 6.36
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.12 6.70 6.67 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.85 6.31 5.81 4.69 6.17
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.73 8.08 7.75 4.91 7.80
(iv) Hours regulations 5.51 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 2.03 2.60 2.60 2.59
(vi) Conscription 3.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.01 6.00 6.19 6.35 6.13
(i) Administrative requirements 7.27 3.76 3.93 4.24 3.22
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.40 2.98 5.45 5.45 5.45
(iii) Starting a business 5.78 7.98 8.97 8.99 9.01
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.57 6.86 4.29 4.00 3.45
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.01 8.05 9.04 9.15
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.41 6.41 6.41 6.50
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Estonia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.61 (21) 7.96 (11) 7.75 (13) 7.60 (20) 7.70 (19)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.43 6.99 5.94 5.97 5.95
A. Government consumption 5.74 (20.48) 3.73 (27.33) 4.38 (25.12) 3.50 (28.09) 3.79 (27.10) 3.72 (27.35)
B. Transfers and subsidies 5.98 (15.25) 7.08 (11.23) 6.74 (12.45) 6.59 (13.00) 6.59 (13.00)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (16.48) 10.00 (14.05) 7.00 (22.80) 7.00 (20.05) 7.00 (20.05)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.00 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (26) 9.00 (24) 9.00 (21) 9.00 (21) 9.00 (21)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (44) 4.00 (45) 4.00 (44) 4.00 (43) 4.00 (43)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.73 7.24 7.29 7.26 7.30
A. Judicial independence 7.12 7.51 7.78 7.80
B. Impartial courts 6.94 6.84 5.52 5.51 5.63
C. Protection of property rights 5.00 7.68 7.17 6.97 7.29
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.11 5.91 5.93 5.93
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.81 9.53 9.54 9.50
H. Reliability of police 6.50 7.52 7.11 7.11
I. Business costs of crime 7.09 7.48 7.51 7.43
Area 3. Sound Money 4.48 8.67 9.43 9.43 8.76 9.13
A. Money growth 8.32 (8.39) 9.34 (3.30) 9.98 (-0.10) 6.32 (18.41) 6.95 (15.27)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 5.18 (12.06) 7.15 (7.13) 9.20 (1.99) 8.35 (4.12) 9.28 (1.81) 9.60 (1.00)
C. Inflation: most recent year 3.27 (33.65) 9.19 (4.03) 9.18 (4.09) 9.41 (2.97) 9.44 (2.79) 9.97 (-0.14)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.26 9.04 8.46 8.41 8.10 8.39
A. Tariffs 9.77 9.99 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.77 (0.34) 9.99 (0.02) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.99 (0.02) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.34 8.34 8.50 7.87 8.89
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.34 7.24 7.56 6.38 7.90
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.43 9.43 9.35 9.88
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 7.82 7.12 6.79 6.26 6.23
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.49 8.04 7.04 7.54 7.43
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 6.15 6.92 6.92 5.38 5.38
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 7.17 7.68 7.69 7.89 7.72
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 9.33 9.67 10.00 9.95 10.00
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 10.00 9.99 9.86 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.74 5.76 5.91 6.31 5.97
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.94 6.70 5.00 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.57 5.33 5.87 6.32 4.26
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.45 8.75 8.32 8.61 8.66
(iv) Hours regulations 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.76 9.25 9.25 9.26
(vi) Conscription 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 7.43 7.63 7.18 7.41 7.19
(i) Administrative requirements 7.62 5.34 5.55 5.46 5.03
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.15 6.18 3.33 3.33 3.33
(iii) Starting a business 8.03 8.71 9.68 9.78 9.82
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.91 7.51 6.98 7.55 6.61
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.95 8.47 9.24 9.26
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.09 9.05 9.09 9.09
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Ethiopia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.54 (128) 5.65 (138) 5.68 (141) 5.60 (145)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.09 5.87 6.71 6.11
A. Government consumption 7.37 (14.95) 8.03 (12.70) 8.74 (10.30) 8.34 (11.64)
B. Transfers and subsidies 10.00 (0.03) 8.45 (6.20) 9.11 (3.78) 9.11 (3.78)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (64.00) 0.00 (64.83) 4.00 (36.16) 2.00 (43.33)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 7.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (47) 3.00 (48)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.70 5.44 4.97 4.96
A. Judicial independence 1.97 3.53 3.13 3.94
B. Impartial courts 2.68 4.47 3.11 4.03
C. Protection of property rights 4.34 5.73 4.00 4.55
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 7.50 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.34 4.87 5.55 5.55
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.97 8.53 8.53 7.01
H. Reliability of police 5.32 5.21 4.63 4.63
I. Business costs of crime 5.66 7.47 6.63 5.79
Area 3. Sound Money 5.67 5.39 5.16 5.47
A. Money growth 8.20 (8.99) 7.40 (12.99) 7.63 (11.87) 8.66 (6.71)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.79 (8.03) 5.80 (10.50) 4.63 (13.43) 4.69 (13.27)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.68 (11.61) 8.37 (8.14) 8.38 (8.08) 8.52 (7.39)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.98 5.21 5.28 4.97
A. Tariffs 4.97 5.11 5.22 5.22
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 2.85 (10.73) 3.44 (9.84) 3.84 (9.24) 3.84 (9.24)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.64 (16.80) 6.54 (17.30) 6.54 (17.30) 6.54 (17.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.43 (11.42) 5.36 (11.59) 5.29 (11.76) 5.29 (11.76)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.54 4.09 4.36 2.89
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.39 4.28 5.00 4.78
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 3.69 3.90 3.73 0.99
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.41 1.65 1.55 1.77
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.50 4.73 4.48 5.15
(ii) Capital controls 1.54 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.20 0.22 0.17 0.17
Area 5. Regulation 6.28 6.32 6.27 6.50
A. Credit Market regulations 6.09 6.30 4.85 5.16 5.67
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.09 7.90 7.55 8.47 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.16 7.58 7.51 7.58
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 6.67 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.56 4.81 4.74 4.99
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.43 6.97 6.64 6.77
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.29 7.04 7.04 7.05
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.37 6.52 6.14 6.25
(i) Administrative requirements 3.33 4.29 3.82 3.96
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.66 6.11 6.11 6.11
(iii) Starting a business 5.67 8.48 8.04 8.14
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.18 4.28 3.43 3.89
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.60 8.16 8.87 8.81
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.78 7.78 6.57 6.57
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Fiji1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.57 (44) 5.72 (51) 6.24 (77) 7.32 (46) 6.99 (72) 6.90 (82) 6.99 (82)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.75 4.69 6.56 8.02 7.51 7.41 7.30
A. Government consumption 5.56 (21.09) 5.90 (19.93) 5.88 (20.00) 6.47 (17.99) 6.34 (18.45) 7.16 (15.66) 6.74 (17.08)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.46 (2.50) 9.86 (1.00) 9.35 (2.90) 8.59 (5.68) 8.69 (5.32) 9.46 (2.47) 9.46 (2.47)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (46.20) 0.00 (55.40) 4.00 (33.30) 10.00 (14.82) 8.00 (18.02) 8.00 (18.02) 8.00 (18.02)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 3.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (53) 3.00 (50) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (31) 7.00 (31) 5.00 (49) 5.00 (49)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (31) 7.00 (31) 5.00 (49) 5.00 (49)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.99 6.34 5.77 5.79 6.25
A. Judicial independence
B. Impartial courts 4.63 5.10 4.00 4.14 4.60
C. Protection of property rights
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 7.34 7.10 5.90 6.20 7.58
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.11 5.11 5.11 5.11
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.06 8.06 7.71 7.71
H. Reliability of police
I. Business costs of crime
Area 3. Sound Money 6.02 6.53 6.90 6.56 6.67 5.79 6.08
A. Money growth 9.82 (-0.89) 8.40 (8.00) 9.41 (2.93) 7.62 (11.91) 9.15 (4.25) 5.48 (22.62) 5.91 (20.43)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.72 (5.71) 9.16 (2.10) 8.42 (3.95) 9.11 (2.22) 8.63 (3.44) 8.28 (4.29) 8.52 (3.69)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.54 (17.31) 8.58 (7.10) 9.78 (1.09) 9.53 (2.37) 8.89 (5.54) 9.42 (2.91) 9.89 (0.54)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.84 5.64 5.56 6.60 6.62 6.57 6.37
A. Tariffs 6.13 5.73 7.27 5.23 5.12 4.98 4.96
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.13 (5.80) 5.73 (6.40) 7.03 (4.46) 7.73 (3.40) 7.73 (3.40) 7.21 (4.18) 7.21 (4.18)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.03 (4.46) 7.96 (10.20) 7.62 (11.90) 7.72 (11.40) 7.68 (11.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (43.04) 0.00 (35.11) 0.00 (27.47) 0.00 (27.49)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.65 6.88 7.20 6.42
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.65 6.88 7.20 6.42
C. Black-market exchange rates 6.40 9.20 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 2.00 0.00 4.50 4.48 4.11 4.11
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 9.00 8.96 8.22 8.22
Area 5. Regulation 5.65 6.00 6.21 9.07 8.41 8.95 8.92
A. Credit Market regulations 5.09 6.00 6.56 9.40 7.91 9.73 9.64
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.27 10.00 7.67 8.19 4.73 9.20 8.92
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 6.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 9.40 9.01 9.01 9.01
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 7.80 7.77 7.77 7.77
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.81 8.27 8.27 8.27
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.42 8.30 8.10 8.12
(i) Administrative requirements
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 8.26 8.30 7.87 7.92
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.58 8.42 8.62 8.62
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.43 8.17 7.81 7.81
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Finland1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.50 (17) 6.99 (20) 7.73 (16) 7.86 (14) 7.72 (16) 7.60 (20) 7.68 (20)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.67 4.15 3.00 4.47 4.48 4.39 4.40
A. Government consumption 4.43 (24.93) 3.33 (28.69) 3.08 (29.54) 2.94 (30.00) 2.71 (30.77) 2.62 (31.10) 2.66 (30.94)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.24 (14.30) 5.78 (16.00) 4.93 (19.11) 4.44 (20.92) 3.72 (23.54) 3.44 (24.58) 3.44 (24.58)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (23.30) 6.00 (29.30) 8.00 (15.28) 8.00 (15.91) 8.00 (16.77) 8.00 (19.68) 8.00 (19.68)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.50 3.50 3.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (65-71) 2.00 (57-63) 3.00 (51-57) 3.00 (50-56) 4.00 (46-51) 4.00 (48-54) 4.00 (48-54)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (61-69) 1.00 (53.5-60.5) 2.00 (54-60) 3.00 (52-57) 3.00 (53-59) 3.00 (54-59)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.83 8.35 9.49 9.07 8.85 8.85 8.88
A. Judicial independence 9.69 8.59 9.02 9.28 9.32
B. Impartial courts 8.85 8.57 7.92 8.00 8.05
C. Protection of property rights 8.92 9.03 9.08 8.98 9.04
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 8.06 6.83 6.83 6.65
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.42 8.42 8.08 8.08
H. Reliability of police 9.38 9.51 9.55 9.55
I. Business costs of crime 9.54 8.87 8.90 9.18
Area 3. Sound Money 7.78 9.27 9.55 9.58 9.62 9.55 9.54
A. Money growth 8.82 (5.92) 8.62 (6.91) 9.48 (2.58) 9.01 (4.96) 9.11 (4.45) 8.99 (5.05) 8.81 (5.93)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.27 (1.82) 9.63 (0.92) 9.38 (1.54) 9.48 (1.31) 9.60 (1.00) 9.50 (1.24) 9.56 (1.11)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.05 (9.75) 8.84 (5.82) 9.33 (3.37) 9.83 (0.86) 9.76 (1.22) 9.70 (1.48) 9.79 (1.04)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.83 6.67 9.25 8.35 8.13 7.84 8.16
A. Tariffs 8.69 8.01 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.47 (0.80) 9.60 (0.60) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.63 (0.55) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.92 (10.40) 8.46 (7.70) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.96 (10.10) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.76 8.86 8.73 7.90 8.63
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 9.69 8.72 8.47 6.84 8.13
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.83 8.99 8.99 8.97 9.12
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 8.08 6.16 5.44 5.21 5.60
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 10.00 8.23 6.83 6.67 7.85
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 6.15 3.85 3.08 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.38 6.52 7.35 7.83 7.54 7.39 7.44
A. Credit Market regulations 8.63 9.32 10.00 10.00 9.64 9.48 9.54
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.89 9.97 10.00 10.00 8.93 8.45 8.61
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.14 3.71 3.33 4.84 5.63 5.22 5.52
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.72 5.60 3.90 3.90 3.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.86 3.23 3.79 4.99 4.16 4.49
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 4.49 2.87 3.07 3.88 2.28 3.71
(iv) Hours regulations 4.93 3.52 2.84 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.59 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 8.71 8.66 7.36 7.47 7.26
(i) Administrative requirements 7.97 6.42 5.62 5.84 5.35
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.48 9.94 1.52 1.52 1.52
(iii) Starting a business 8.80 9.45 9.52 9.52 9.52
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 9.59 9.41 8.82 9.09 8.37
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.76 9.72 9.87 9.87
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.98 8.96 8.96 8.96
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France1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.13 (27) 7.04 (19) 7.31 (37) 7.31 (47) 7.38 (36) 7.16 (67) 7.30 (57)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.22 3.53 2.56 4.11 4.66 4.26 4.26
A. Government consumption 4.84 (23.55) 4.85 (23.52) 1.86 (33.69) 3.13 (29.36) 2.96 (29.92) 2.82 (30.40) 2.84 (30.36)
B. Transfers and subsidies 3.02 (26.10) 3.27 (25.20) 3.40 (24.71) 3.33 (24.98) 2.67 (27.41) 2.71 (27.25) 2.71 (27.25)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (27.40) 4.00 (35.00) 8.00 (18.30) 8.00 (18.42) 8.00 (18.80) 8.00 (18.33) 8.00 (18.33)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 3.50 3.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (60) 3.00 (53) 2.00 (54) 3.00 (52) 6.00 (43) 5.00 (50) 5.00 (50)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (61) 0.00 (62-65) 1.00 (62-64) 4.00 (54-56) 2.00 (60-62) 2.00 (60-62)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.83 7.73 8.09 7.19 7.43 7.03 7.16
A. Judicial independence 6.35 6.77 6.50 6.61 6.87
B. Impartial courts 8.02 6.78 6.38 5.34 5.86
C. Protection of property rights 9.40 8.47 8.25 7.57 7.59
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.82 9.17 9.17 9.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.91 6.91 6.43 6.43
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.34 6.88 7.07 7.07
H. Reliability of police 7.69 7.33 7.21 7.21
I. Business costs of crime 6.59 7.15 5.49 5.90
Area 3. Sound Money 6.40 9.69 9.59 9.58 9.67 9.75 9.74
A. Money growth 8.19 (9.06) 9.72 (1.38) 8.84 (5.82) 8.79 (6.03) 9.35 (3.23) 9.34 (3.28) 9.23 (3.87)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.69 (0.77) 9.64 (0.89) 9.85 (0.38) 9.88 (0.30) 9.61 (0.96) 9.83 (0.42) 9.84 (0.41)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.72 (11.38) 9.38 (3.09) 9.66 (1.69) 9.64 (1.81) 9.69 (1.53) 9.83 (0.86) 9.90 (0.51)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.78 7.82 8.99 8.22 8.09 7.83 8.27
A. Tariffs 8.95 8.46 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.67 (0.50) 9.73 (0.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.63 (0.55) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.79 7.95 7.68 7.11 8.55
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.42 7.40 6.64 5.58 7.13
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.17 8.49 8.72 8.64 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 5.00 8.01 6.53 6.33 5.94 6.12
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.09 7.05 7.18 6.58 7.09
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 5.00 6.92 6.15 5.38 5.38 5.38
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.42 6.42 7.31 7.47 7.04 6.95 7.07
A. Credit Market regulations 8.91 9.01 9.79 9.60 8.88 9.21 9.33
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.73 9.03 9.36 8.80 6.63 7.63 8.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.93 3.83 4.98 5.51 5.94 5.33 5.68
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.55 3.30 3.33 2.23 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.16 1.67 2.35 2.76 2.89 3.03
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 4.49 5.53 6.41 7.03 6.37 6.33
(iv) Hours regulations 4.31 3.69 3.17 4.00 4.00 2.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.03 8.50 8.50 8.50
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.17 7.31 6.31 6.31 6.21
(i) Administrative requirements 7.73 2.75 2.74 3.05 3.20
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.08 5.87 1.78 1.78 1.78
(iii) Starting a business 5.15 9.76 9.77 9.85 9.86
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.71 8.29 7.16 6.78 6.02
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.64 7.89 7.93 7.93
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.52 8.52 8.46 8.46
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Gabon1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.48 (75) 5.52 (59) 5.81 (96) 5.82 (122) 5.71 (137) 5.56 (145) 5.71 (143)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.94 6.08 7.61 5.77 5.02 4.99 5.56
A. Government consumption 1.88 (33.60) 5.52 (21.23) 7.65 (14.00) 4.28 (25.45) 2.78 (30.56) 2.67 (30.93) 2.91 (30.10)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.81 (1.20) 9.81 (1.20) 9.81 (1.20) 9.81 (1.20) 9.81 (1.20) 9.81 (1.20)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (19.90) 8.00 (18.00) 10.00 (13.30) 8.00 (19.90) 4.00 (34.62) 4.00 (33.63) 6.00 (25.56)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 3.00 1.00 3.50 3.50 3.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 3.00 (50) 1.00 (56) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (56) 2.00 (52-57) 2.00 (52) 2.00 (54)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.94 4.96 4.37 4.35 4.35 4.00 4.29
A. Judicial independence 3.09 3.32
B. Impartial courts 4.78 4.70 4.70 3.77 3.70
C. Protection of property rights 4.88 5.31
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.92 2.92 2.92 2.92
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.81 5.81 3.05 4.60
H. Reliability of police 4.21 4.21
I. Business costs of crime 5.74 6.20
Area 3. Sound Money 4.09 5.43 5.81 5.85 5.65 5.43 5.98
A. Money growth 8.28 (-8.59) 9.61 (1.96) 9.75 (1.27) 6.92 (15.39) 8.81 (5.93) 8.06 (9.71) 9.20 (3.98)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 5.43 (11.42) 5.17 (12.08) 3.60 (16.00) 6.47 (8.83) 4.09 (14.78) 3.77 (15.58) 5.63 (10.93)
C. Inflation: most recent year 2.64 (36.78) 6.93 (15.36) 9.90 (0.50) 10.00 (-0.01) 9.71 (1.46) 9.90 (0.48) 9.07 (4.66)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.28 5.33 5.33 5.84 6.05 6.32 5.84
A. Tariffs 3.24 6.80 6.00 6.17 6.30 6.31 6.28
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.13 (7.30) 6.80 (4.80)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 1.34 (43.30) 6.02 (19.90) 6.44 (17.80) 6.38 (18.10) 6.46 (17.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.08 (9.80) 6.33 (9.18) 6.16 (9.61) 6.24 (9.41) 6.11 (9.74)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.20 7.11 6.30 4.39
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.48 5.48
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.20 7.11 7.11 3.30
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 2.69 2.69
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.38 6.38
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.54 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.17
Area 5. Regulation 5.16 5.78 5.94 7.27 7.49 7.06 6.91
A. Credit Market regulations 3.00 5.43 5.85 7.35 7.10 7.87 8.00
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.30 7.56 8.06 7.29 9.60 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 8.00 5.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.08 8.71 7.43 7.43
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 8.30 8.33 8.33 8.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.98 3.98
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.79 5.79
(iv) Hours regulations 4.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.01 8.50 8.50 8.50
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.39 6.67 5.89 5.28
(i) Administrative requirements 4.04 3.91
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 7.77 7.87 8.20 8.20
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.93 4.23
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.44 7.60 7.75 5.55
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.95 4.53 4.53 4.53
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.28 (48) 7.09 (72) 7.11 (73)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.43 7.57 7.51
A. Government consumption 8.71 (10.40) 8.71 (10.37) 8.46 (11.24)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.58 (2.04) 9.58 (2.04) 9.58 (2.04)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (32.60) 4.00 (34.10) 4.00 (34.10)
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.80 5.36 5.41
A. Judicial independence 5.75 4.73 4.57
B. Impartial courts 5.98 4.72 5.11
C. Protection of property rights 6.82 5.36 5.24
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.83 5.83 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.89 5.09 5.09
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.22 6.25 6.25
H. Reliability of police 6.44 6.04 6.04
I. Business costs of crime 6.93 6.92 7.26
Area 3. Sound Money 7.92 7.98 7.97
A. Money growth 8.91 (-5.44) 9.17 (4.13) 8.93 (5.33)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.79 (3.04) 8.89 (2.78) 9.14 (2.15)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.99 (5.05) 8.86 (5.70) 8.81 (5.95)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.50 7.63 7.49
A. Tariffs 6.47 6.48 6.48
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.24 (7.14) 5.24 (7.14) 5.24 (7.14)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.20 (14.00) 7.18 (14.10) 7.18 (14.10)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.98 (7.56) 7.01 (7.47) 7.01 (7.47)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.52 6.62 5.54
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.12 5.86 6.56
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.92 7.39 4.52
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 7.02 7.41 7.95
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.61 6.48 8.12
(ii) Capital controls 7.69 7.69 7.69
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.75 8.05 8.05
Area 5. Regulation 7.73 6.89 7.16
A. Credit Market regulations 8.96 6.33 6.88
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 7.88 0.00 1.63
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.10 8.19 8.37
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.66 5.36 6.38
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.92 7.78 7.85
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.14 6.13 6.22
(i) Administrative requirements 5.62 4.97 5.07
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.52 4.52 4.52
(iii) Starting a business 6.97 7.79 7.71
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.71 5.17 5.13
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.24 8.57 8.57
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.79 5.79 6.35
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.42 (36) 7.48 (28) 7.87 (11) 7.98 (5)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.38 6.59 7.85 7.83
A. Government consumption 5.72 (20.56) 5.45 (21.46) 6.18 (19.00) 6.08 (19.32)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.79 (8.60) 6.91 (11.85) 7.24 (10.65) 7.24 (10.65)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (21.00) 4.00 (38.40) 8.00 (19.40) 8.00 (19.40)
D. Top marginal tax rate 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (12) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 8.00 (27) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.08 5.71 6.19 6.61
A. Judicial independence 1.88 3.63 4.73 5.24
B. Impartial courts 2.38 3.78 4.08 4.69
C. Protection of property rights 4.23 3.71 4.76 5.57
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 4.20 4.50 5.10 5.69
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.67 9.93 9.95 9.95
H. Reliability of police 5.73 6.63 7.28 7.28
I. Business costs of crime 6.04 7.02 7.15 7.93
Area 3. Sound Money 8.64 8.80 8.92 9.11
A. Money growth 7.01 (14.97) 8.66 (6.68) 7.91 (10.45) 8.79 (6.03)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.19 (2.02) 7.97 (5.07) 7.88 (5.30) 8.24 (4.40)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.35 (8.23) 8.58 (7.10) 9.90 (-0.52) 9.39 (3.07)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.19 8.48 8.45 8.45
A. Tariffs 8.51 9.16 9.38 9.25
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.17 (1.25) 9.74 (0.39) 9.79 (0.32) 9.79 (0.32)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.60 (7.00) 9.74 (1.30) 9.70 (1.50) 9.70 (1.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.76 (5.60) 7.99 (5.03) 8.65 (3.38) 8.28 (4.31)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.75 7.51 8.01 7.75
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.22 6.50 7.24 7.41
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.28 8.51 8.79 8.08
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 7.48 7.28 6.42 6.81
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.81 5.84 5.89 7.06
(ii) Capital controls 8.33 7.69 6.15 6.15
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 8.30 8.30 7.21 7.21
Area 5. Regulation 7.81 7.81 7.91 7.90
A. Credit Market regulations 9.67 8.70 9.78 9.62
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 6.10 9.33 8.85
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.62 7.41 6.46 6.69
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.78 6.74 6.14 7.39
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.31 7.46 7.67 7.84
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 10.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.63 9.25 9.25 9.26
(vi) Conscription 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 6.13 7.32 7.49 7.38
(i) Administrative requirements 4.74 5.89 5.83 6.20
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.22 6.35 6.35 6.35
(iii) Starting a business 9.36 9.89 9.90 9.90
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.00 6.44 7.13 5.86
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.79 9.68 9.80 10.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.66 5.66 5.94 5.94
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Germany1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.18 (11) 7.64 (11) 7.67 (19) 7.75 (17) 7.50 (27) 7.54 (24) 7.55 (30)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.34 5.15 3.96 5.74 5.46 5.58 5.54
A. Government consumption 4.03 (26.30) 4.35 (25.20) 4.55 (24.52) 4.67 (24.11) 4.24 (25.57) 4.24 (25.60) 4.07 (26.16)
B. Transfers and subsidies 5.34 (17.60) 5.26 (17.90) 2.29 (28.81) 2.29 (28.78) 2.59 (27.71) 3.08 (25.91) 3.08 (25.91)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (25.70) 7.00 (24.00) 10.00 (10.17) 10.00 (9.94) 10.00 (11.94) 10.00 (11.31) 10.00 (11.31)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 4.00 3.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (65) 4.00 (53) 3.00 (56) 6.00 (44) 5.00 (47) 5.00 (47) 5.00 (47)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (53) 3.00 (56) 6.00 (44) 5.00 (47) 5.00 (47) 5.00 (47)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.70 8.35 9.14 8.80 7.97 7.76 7.73
A. Judicial independence 9.35 9.18 8.89 8.14 7.97
B. Impartial courts 9.19 8.95 6.61 6.81 7.03
C. Protection of property rights 8.84 9.61 7.88 7.73 8.02
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.62 6.62 6.62 6.36
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.86 7.53 7.04 7.06
H. Reliability of police 9.22 8.15 8.19 8.19
I. Business costs of crime 9.38 7.72 6.97 6.62
Area 3. Sound Money 9.43 9.67 9.55 9.53 9.59 9.59 9.61
A. Money growth 9.18 (4.10) 9.68 (1.60) 8.77 (6.13) 8.64 (6.81) 8.86 (5.69) 8.91 (5.46) 8.86 (5.69)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.64 (0.89) 9.52 (1.20) 9.71 (0.72) 9.88 (0.31) 9.73 (0.67) 9.76 (0.59) 9.75 (0.63)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.90 (5.50) 9.46 (2.70) 9.71 (1.47) 9.61 (1.95) 9.77 (1.14) 9.70 (1.50) 9.82 (0.91)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.98 9.48 9.39 8.24 7.89 7.65 7.93
A. Tariffs 8.95 8.44 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.67 (0.50) 9.67 (0.50) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.89 8.39 7.68 7.22 8.01
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.45 7.65 6.21 5.47 6.84
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.33 9.14 9.14 8.97 9.18
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 8.00 10.00 9.48 6.16 5.55 5.14 5.27
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.72 8.22 6.39 6.47 6.87
(ii) Capital controls 8.00 10.00 9.23 3.85 3.85 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.45 5.56 6.33 6.45 6.60 7.13 6.94
A. Credit Market regulations 7.61 7.65 8.33 8.01 7.93 8.33 8.33
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.83 7.94 10.00 9.04 8.78 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.29 3.48 2.85 3.94 5.40 6.49 5.91
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.63 6.70 6.67 6.67 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.94 1.82 2.42 3.01 3.98 2.48
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 4.49 2.32 3.20 3.45 4.02 3.13
(iv) Hours regulations 4.40 4.49 2.51 4.70 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 3.60 6.26 6.26 6.25
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.79 7.39 6.48 6.57 6.57
(i) Administrative requirements 8.18 3.43 3.42 4.34 4.81
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.53 5.80 1.45 1.45 1.45
(iii) Starting a business 6.40 9.03 9.47 9.33 9.53
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.04 9.10 7.78 7.39 6.72
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.17 9.25 9.35 9.35
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.80 7.52 7.56 7.56
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 2.89 (103) 4.95 (80) 5.66 (101) 6.42 (92) 6.75 (85) 6.55 (106) 6.41 (120)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.70 4.82 6.09 6.49 7.30 7.23 7.04
A. Government consumption 8.31 (11.74) 8.87 (9.85) 7.12 (15.80) 7.09 (15.90) 8.53 (11.00) 5.29 (22.00) 5.52 (21.24)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.48 (2.40) 9.43 (2.60) 9.24 (3.30) 9.87 (0.98) 9.65 (1.78) 9.64 (1.83) 9.64 (1.83)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (35.40) 0.00 (51.90) 2.00 (45.00) 2.00 (40.10) 4.00 (30.70) 7.00 (22.05) 6.00 (25.22)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 1.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 2.00 (55) 8.00 (30) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (62) 4.00 (41) 5.00 (37) 5.00 (37) 5.00 (37) 5.00 (37)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.76 5.79 4.59 4.88 5.58 5.22 5.30
A. Judicial independence 5.12 5.61 5.47
B. Impartial courts 5.42 5.20 4.99 4.62 5.00
C. Protection of property rights 5.03 5.47 5.30
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 4.44 5.00 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.61 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.91 5.40 3.72 3.72
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.25 9.13 8.77 8.77
H. Reliability of police 5.83 5.14 5.14
I. Business costs of crime 5.57 4.51 5.12
Area 3. Sound Money 1.60 4.58 5.82 7.38 7.13 7.06 6.85
A. Money growth 3.23 (33.84) 4.46 (27.69) 7.46 (12.72) 6.06 (19.71) 6.15 (19.24) 6.42 (17.91) 6.32 (18.41)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 3.17 (17.07) 8.00 (4.99) 5.85 (10.37) 6.47 (8.83) 9.50 (1.24) 9.16 (2.10) 9.16 (2.09)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (51.13) 5.87 (20.66) 4.96 (25.19) 6.98 (15.12) 7.86 (10.71) 7.68 (11.61) 6.90 (15.49)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 0.00 4.33 6.03 5.79 6.95 6.62 6.33
A. Tariffs 0.00 4.38 6.54 5.48 7.15 7.31 7.29
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 0.00 (17.30) 2.27 (11.60) 6.93 (4.60) 6.86 (4.71) 6.86 (4.71) 7.29 (4.07) 7.29 (4.07)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.50 (17.50) 6.93 (4.60) 7.36 (13.20) 7.40 (13.00) 7.42 (12.90) 7.42 (12.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.72 (10.70) 2.23 (19.43) 7.19 (7.02) 7.21 (6.97) 7.16 (7.10)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.78 6.64 5.38 3.74
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.52 4.76 6.80
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.78 6.76 6.01 0.69
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 8.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 1.54 1.90 4.01 3.80 4.28
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.62 5.64 7.07
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.54 2.31 3.85 3.85 3.85
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.50 1.55 1.93 1.93
Area 5. Regulation 4.40 5.21 5.80 7.56 6.82 6.61 6.55
A. Credit Market regulations 1.76 3.93 4.93 9.09 7.75 7.56 7.23
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 3.29 7.79 4.85 9.27 5.24 4.67 3.70
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.00 6.52 5.92 6.15
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.28 4.79 4.66
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.83 3.81 5.36
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.60 6.19 6.35 6.26
(i) Administrative requirements 4.32 4.07 4.10
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.60 5.60 5.60
(iii) Starting a business 6.81 9.42 9.34 9.34
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.98 3.94 3.64
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.41 6.35 7.64 7.39
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.59 7.49 7.49 7.49
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.72 (36) 5.95 (43) 6.93 (48) 7.38 (41) 6.80 (82) 6.88 (84) 6.93 (86)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.76 4.81 4.95 6.77 5.72 4.92 4.66
A. Government consumption 7.44 (14.69) 6.69 (17.25) 6.57 (17.67) 6.71 (17.17) 4.82 (23.60) 5.32 (21.90) 5.28 (22.05)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.59 (5.69) 4.55 (20.50) 5.23 (18.00) 5.35 (17.55) 4.05 (22.33) 3.87 (22.98) 3.87 (22.98)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (32.00) 4.00 (37.50) 4.00 (35.80) 10.00 (13.64) 8.00 (18.28) 7.00 (23.32) 7.00 (23.32)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 3.50 2.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (60) 4.00 (50) 5.00 (42) 5.00 (40) 6.00 (40) 5.00 (46) 4.00 (46)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (50) 3.00 (50) 5.00 (40) 6.00 (40) 2.00 (64) 1.00 (63)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.57 6.76 5.70 6.74 5.51 5.80 5.91
A. Judicial independence 6.35 5.63 3.89 4.43 4.68
B. Impartial courts 5.68 5.45 2.98 2.85 3.20
C. Protection of property rights 4.83 7.24 5.77 4.84 5.02
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 7.64 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.13 4.13 4.13 4.13
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.27 5.72 8.01 8.01
H. Reliability of police 6.69 5.03 5.63 5.63
I. Business costs of crime 8.12 6.26 6.51 6.66
Area 3. Sound Money 7.12 6.89 9.32 9.56 9.67 9.54 9.70
A. Money growth 7.94 (10.30) 7.05 (14.74) 8.70 (6.52) 9.10 (4.49) 9.99 (-0.07) 9.06 (-4.69) 9.84 (-0.80)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.06 (2.35) 9.05 (2.37) 9.21 (1.97) 9.85 (0.37) 9.62 (0.96) 9.29 (1.78) 9.24 (1.90)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.46 (17.69) 6.47 (17.67) 9.37 (3.17) 9.29 (3.56) 9.06 (4.71) 9.82 (-0.92) 9.74 (-1.31)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.22 6.60 9.05 7.75 7.57 7.59 7.94
A. Tariffs 8.05 8.41 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.87 (3.20) 9.60 (0.60) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.73 7.01 6.87 7.34 8.14
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.95 7.10 6.82 6.64 6.86
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.50 6.93 6.93 8.03 9.42
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.60 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 8.30 5.58 5.05 4.77 5.18
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.91 6.49 4.89 4.58 5.82
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 7.69 3.85 3.85 3.85 3.85
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 3.93 4.66 5.61 6.07 5.51 6.56 6.44
A. Credit Market regulations 4.24 5.63 7.67 8.07 6.00 8.71 8.55
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 4.73 3.90 8.02 6.20 0.00 8.12 7.65
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.61 3.69 3.38 4.01 4.52 4.63 4.50
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.07 5.60 5.57 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.81 2.33 2.93 3.27 4.37 3.39
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 4.49 4.17 3.48 3.51 5.32 3.53
(iv) Hours regulations 6.33 5.45 6.35 3.30 4.00 4.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.78 7.76 5.51 5.51
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 5.78 6.13 6.02 6.36 6.26
(i) Administrative requirements 6.98 2.79 2.24 2.41 2.33
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.40 4.51 5.09 5.09 5.09
(iii) Starting a business 4.08 8.20 9.39 9.56 9.56
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.65 6.22 3.77 4.37 3.86
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.04 8.16 8.90 8.89
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.04 7.49 7.84 7.84
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.33 (22) 5.86 (48) 6.57 (65) 7.22 (51) 7.31 (43) 7.49 (31) 7.50 (34)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.72 8.07 8.53 8.08 8.50 8.74 8.71
A. Government consumption 9.07 (9.16) 9.62 (7.30) 9.66 (7.14) 9.17 (8.81) 8.61 (10.73) 8.59 (10.80) 8.46 (11.22)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.81 (1.20) 9.65 (1.80) 9.47 (2.46) 9.65 (1.79) 9.88 (0.93) 9.88 (0.95) 9.88 (0.95)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (37.40) 7.00 (21.00) 8.00 (16.43) 8.00 (15.07) 10.00 (12.18) 7.00 (20.10) 7.00 (21.23)
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.00 6.00 7.00 5.50 5.50 9.50 9.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (40) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (31) 7.00 (31) 7.00 (31) 10.00 (7) 10.00 (7)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (37) 7.00 (34) 4.00 (42) 4.00 (42) 9.00 (21) 9.00 (21)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.54 2.44 3.16 4.68 3.93 4.40 4.43
A. Judicial independence 3.80 2.75 3.32 3.30
B. Impartial courts 3.79 3.82 3.13 4.01 3.64
C. Protection of property rights 2.18 5.30 4.31 4.74 5.36
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 8.33 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.89 2.50 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.39 3.39 3.39 3.39
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.94 9.27 8.30 8.33
H. Reliability of police 2.94 2.14 3.18 3.18
I. Business costs of crime 1.67 1.18 1.80 1.85
Area 3. Sound Money 8.95 6.83 7.64 9.17 9.37 9.48 9.59
A. Money growth 9.26 (3.72) 7.15 (14.24) 7.47 (12.64) 8.64 (6.82) 9.14 (4.28) 9.35 (3.27) 9.51 (2.45)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.56 (3.61) 3.94 (15.15) 9.28 (1.79) 9.73 (0.68) 9.11 (2.23) 9.46 (1.36) 9.53 (1.18)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.00 (10.00) 6.24 (18.78) 8.80 (5.98) 8.32 (8.42) 9.23 (3.86) 9.13 (4.34) 9.32 (3.42)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.47 6.44 7.38 7.65 8.15 8.07 8.05
A. Tariffs 3.40 4.33 7.93 6.74 8.54 8.59 8.60
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.80 (4.80) 7.60 (3.60) 8.36 (2.46) 8.19 (2.71) 9.17 (1.25) 9.41 (0.89) 9.41 (0.89)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (50.00) 5.40 (23.00) 8.36 (2.46) 9.46 (2.70) 8.88 (5.60) 8.88 (5.60) 8.88 (5.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (26.70) 6.88 (7.80) 2.57 (18.57) 7.58 (6.05) 7.47 (6.33) 7.51 (6.22)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.13 6.11 6.65 6.73 6.34
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.13 5.56 5.62 5.72 6.07
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.66 7.68 7.74 6.62
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 5.00 7.46 7.77 7.42 6.98 7.25
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.23 6.84 5.84 5.85 6.67
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 5.00 7.69 8.46 8.46 8.46 8.46
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 8.00 7.97 6.62 6.62
Area 5. Regulation 6.95 5.52 6.15 6.50 6.60 6.77 6.70
A. Credit Market regulations 8.53 8.07 8.52 9.29 9.12 9.07 9.48
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.58 8.22 8.56 8.87 7.35 8.20 9.43
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.77 4.66 4.68 4.70 4.25
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.62 5.60 5.57 4.43 4.43
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.25 5.91 5.18 5.69 5.28
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.22 6.84 7.06 7.82 7.51
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 6.00 6.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.64 1.27 1.27 1.26
(vi) Conscription 10.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 5.17 5.54 6.00 6.55 6.38
(i) Administrative requirements 6.10 3.86 4.33 4.38 4.36
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.53 4.64 5.90 5.90 5.90
(iii) Starting a business 5.12 8.41 8.19 9.08 9.09
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.94 6.00 4.18 4.46 3.47
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.16 7.25 8.33 8.33
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.14 6.14 7.13 7.13
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Guinea1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.13 (151) 5.10 (153)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.40 6.40
A. Government consumption 7.24 (15.40) 9.21 (8.70) 9.20 (8.73)
B. Transfers and subsidies
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (26.60) 6.00 (25.85)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 4.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (48) 3.00 (48)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.68 3.46
A. Judicial independence 1.72 1.72
B. Impartial courts 2.25 2.25
C. Protection of property rights 2.71 2.71
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.00 0.83
E. Integrity of the legal system 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.65 5.39
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.34 6.37
H. Reliability of police 3.39 3.39
I. Business costs of crime 4.35 4.35
Area 3. Sound Money 6.85 7.52
A. Money growth 7.48 (12.59) 9.63 (-1.84)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.31 (6.72) 7.38 (6.56)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.62 (11.89) 8.06 (9.71)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.14 4.66
A. Tariffs 7.41 7.41
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.19 (7.02) 7.19 (7.02)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.13 3.16
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.05 5.05
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.21 1.26
C. Black-market exchange rates 5.80 5.82
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.24 2.24
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 4.14 4.14
(ii) Capital controls 0.83 0.83
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.75 1.75
Area 5. Regulation 3.57 3.46
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 0.00
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 0.00 0.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates)
B. Labor Market regulations 5.35 4.79
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.67 3.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.04 4.04
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.24 7.24
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.13 8.14
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 5.36 5.59
(i) Administrative requirements 4.17 4.17
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 7.51 8.87
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 1.83 1.77
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.21 8.09
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.07 5.07
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Guinea-Bissau1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 2.98 (110) 4.43 (120) 4.86 (134) 5.32 (144) 6.07 (132) 6.08 (128)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.32 4.56 2.87 4.83 7.15 7.19
A. Government consumption 8.65 (10.59) 9.11 (9.02) 5.74 (20.48) 7.65 (13.99) 8.96 (9.54) 9.07 (9.16)
B. Transfers and subsidies
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (91.40) 0.00 (88.30) 0.00 (54.56) 2.00 (49.15) 4.00 (30.70) 4.00 (30.70)
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.50 8.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (12) 10.00 (12)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.93 2.63 3.17 2.85 3.35 4.10
A. Judicial independence
B. Impartial courts 2.90 3.20 3.20 2.70 3.16
C. Protection of property rights
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 2.50 0.83 0.83 2.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 1.67 5.00 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.48 3.48 3.48 3.48
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 1.67 2.55 5.55 7.20
H. Reliability of police
I. Business costs of crime
Area 3. Sound Money 5.43 0.88 3.26 6.59 6.26 6.59 6.34
A. Money growth 0.00 (105.63) 1.65 (41.76) 9.11 (-4.45) 7.40 (13.00) 7.90 (10.52) 7.33 (13.34)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.61 (3.48) 0.00 (28.57) 3.10 (17.24) 7.93 (5.17) 8.16 (4.60) 8.61 (3.48) 8.32 (4.21)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.67 (11.63) 3.54 (32.31) 8.27 (8.64) 9.33 (3.33) 9.50 (2.52) 9.86 (0.70) 9.70 (-1.51)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.87 6.35 6.18 6.28 5.88
A. Tariffs 7.60 8.44 7.45 7.45 7.45
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.22 (13.90) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 9.66 (0.84) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.57 6.86 6.69 5.10
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.57 6.86 6.69 5.10
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.38 0.38 0.97 0.97
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 1.17 1.17
Area 5. Regulation 3.77 5.83 5.32 6.49 6.98 6.91
A. Credit Market regulations 3.87 10.00 9.08 8.74 9.29 9.01
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.75 10.00 7.23 7.49 8.58 8.02
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.13 3.46 3.46 3.46
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.30 3.33 3.33 3.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining
(iv) Hours regulations 7.30 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.93 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 3.76 7.28 8.18 8.26
(i) Administrative requirements
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 0.00 7.88 7.87 8.13
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.62 6.28 8.99 9.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.67 7.67 7.67 7.67
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Guyana1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.72 (58) 5.88 (120) 6.25 (122) 6.07 (132) 5.98 (136)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.04 3.85 3.79 4.25 4.07 4.14
A. Government consumption 2.82 (30.41) 7.11 (15.83) 5.54 (21.15) 3.87 (26.83) 7.25 (15.35) 6.71 (17.17) 6.42 (18.17)
B. Transfers and subsidies
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (47.90) 0.00 (58.07) 2.00 (41.15) 0.00 (53.56) 0.00 (51.61) 0.00 (59.73)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 6.00 5.50 5.50 5.50 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (50) 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 5.00 (39) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (44) 4.00 (41)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.23 3.41 7.48 3.91 4.44 4.57 4.52
A. Judicial independence 3.01 3.77 4.04 3.86
B. Impartial courts 5.79 2.40 3.75 4.16 4.12
C. Protection of property rights 3.95 4.42 4.60 4.53
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 4.17 2.50 2.50 2.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.55 4.55 4.55 4.56
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.85 7.07 7.07 7.07
H. Reliability of police 1.47 3.69 2.99 2.99
I. Business costs of crime 1.11 3.54 4.50 4.38
Area 3. Sound Money 5.82 2.19 7.87 7.72 7.96 7.92 8.09
A. Money growth 8.55 (7.26) 1.87 (40.67) 9.25 (3.74) 8.47 (7.64) 8.44 (7.79) 8.44 (7.79) 8.88 (5.58)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.07 (7.32) 0.00 (53.12) 8.47 (3.83) 8.80 (3.01) 8.81 (2.97) 8.59 (3.52) 8.53 (3.68)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.64 (11.78) 6.90 (15.51) 8.77 (6.15) 8.61 (6.93) 9.58 (2.09) 9.63 (1.83) 9.93 (-0.33)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.93 7.51 6.96 7.01 7.01 6.39
A. Tariffs 8.80 6.60 6.49 6.47 6.48 6.48
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.80 (1.80)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.78 (11.10) 7.82 (10.90) 7.76 (11.20) 7.76 (11.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.20 (11.99) 5.12 (12.21) 5.21 (11.98) 5.21 (11.98)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.38 6.35 6.39 3.84
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.99 5.49 5.58 6.23
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.78 7.20 7.20 1.45
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 8.20 9.00 9.49 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 5.00 6.92 5.49 5.23 5.15 5.26
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.85 5.36 5.34 5.66
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 5.00 6.92 6.92 6.67 6.67 6.67
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 3.70 3.65 3.44 3.44
Area 5. Regulation 6.91 7.02 7.57 6.78 6.77
A. Credit Market regulations 3.02 4.61 8.21 8.21 8.43 6.33 6.33
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 3.02 4.61 7.42 5.62 6.29 0.00 0.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.12 8.13 7.79 7.88
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 10.00 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.00 6.31 5.46 5.86
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.50 6.79 6.68 6.86
(iv) Hours regulations 8.70 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.81 5.68 5.68 5.68
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.73 6.16 6.21 6.11
(i) Administrative requirements 2.54 4.29 4.34 3.99
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.21 5.36 5.36 5.36
(iii) Starting a business 7.47 9.01 9.27 9.31
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.26 3.54 3.39 3.12
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.11 7.71 7.74 7.74
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.77 7.05 7.13 7.13
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.38 (50) 4.99 (79) 6.89 (49) 6.72 (76) 6.50 (103) 6.83 (89) 6.99 (82)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 8.27 6.85 8.34 8.90 8.48 8.57 8.70
A. Government consumption 8.54 (10.96) 9.54 (7.58) 5.10 (22.65) 9.69 (7.05) 9.01 (9.35) 9.35 (8.21) 9.89 (6.38)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.92 (0.81) 9.92 (0.81) 9.92 (0.81) 9.92 (0.81) 9.92 (0.81)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (19.00) 2.00 (42.00) 10.00 (11.50) 8.00 (18.70) 7.00 (24.90) 7.00 7.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 9.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.23 1.95 3.78 2.66 2.12 2.44 2.61
A. Judicial independence 1.23 1.90 2.75
B. Impartial courts 2.99 2.70 1.83 2.13 2.44
C. Protection of property rights 1.96 2.21 2.61
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.75 2.50 2.50 2.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.05 3.88 3.88 3.88
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 2.80 2.83 2.67 2.67
H. Reliability of police 2.64 3.36 3.36
I. Business costs of crime 2.26 3.30 3.27
Area 3. Sound Money 7.70 8.46 8.37 7.99 8.03 7.79 8.16
A. Money growth 8.40 (7.99) 8.94 (5.30) 7.87 (10.67) 7.07 (14.63) 6.46 (17.68) 7.95 (10.25) 9.14 (4.29)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.67 (8.33) 7.00 (7.50) 8.38 (4.06) 8.05 (4.88) 6.78 (8.05) 9.38 (1.56) 9.42 (1.45)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.72 (21.39) 7.92 (10.41) 7.26 (13.71) 6.85 (15.73) 8.86 (5.70) 8.83 (5.85) 9.09 (4.57)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.31 1.84 6.67 6.69 6.85 7.90 8.01
A. Tariffs 3.93 5.53 8.00 8.81 8.40 8.36 8.36
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 3.40 (9.90) 5.53 (6.70)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.46 (27.70) 9.44 (2.80) 9.06 (4.70) 9.04 (4.80) 9.04 (4.80)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 8.17 (4.56) 7.74 (5.64) 7.68 (5.81) 7.68 (5.81)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.42 4.81 5.60 6.01
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.15 5.01 5.01
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 3.42 5.46 6.19 7.02
C. Black-market exchange rates 6.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 2.00 4.55 4.18 7.66 7.66
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 3.32 3.75 3.75
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 2.00 9.09 9.23 9.23 9.23
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 5.82 7.32 7.36 7.01 7.43 7.45
A. Credit Market regulations 10.00 4.97 9.44 8.30 8.17 8.08 8.24
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 9.94 9.88 8.61 8.33 7.17 7.48
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 9.00 8.00 8.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.56 8.20 8.10 8.10
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 7.80 6.67 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.09 5.06 5.06
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.46 6.88 6.88
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.42 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.23 4.66 6.10 6.00
(i) Administrative requirements 2.70 3.75 3.48
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.93 7.93 7.93
(iii) Starting a business 3.91 3.29 4.25 4.37
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 2.49 2.99 2.67
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.57 3.62 9.73 9.59
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.21 7.94 7.94 7.94
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Honduras1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.47 (49) 5.74 (50) 6.68 (62) 7.07 (60) 7.26 (52) 7.17 (63) 7.24 (64)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.43 6.38 8.12 8.46 8.21 8.32 8.75
A. Government consumption 7.28 (15.25) 7.00 (16.21) 7.43 (14.75) 7.32 (15.11) 6.34 (18.44) 6.76 (17.00) 6.99 (16.23)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.54 (2.20) 9.05 (4.00) 10.00 (0.47) 10.00 (0.30) 10.00 (0.30) 10.00 (0.30)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (37.90) 4.00 (32.50) 7.00 (21.30) 8.00 (17.90) 8.00 (15.40) 8.00 (16.48) 10.00 (12.71)
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.00 5.00 9.00 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (40) 5.00 (46) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 8.00 (27)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (46) 9.00 (25) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (29)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.76 3.50 3.58 3.69 4.29 4.07 4.24
A. Judicial independence 2.44 4.33 3.05 3.90
B. Impartial courts 3.68 3.02 4.06 4.23 4.51
C. Protection of property rights 2.30 4.15 4.55 4.49 5.24
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.56 5.83 5.83 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.86 2.86 2.86 2.86
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.41 7.69 7.71 7.71
H. Reliability of police 3.44 4.34 3.65 3.65
I. Business costs of crime 1.87 2.44 2.27 2.82
Area 3. Sound Money 8.76 8.38 8.22 8.85 9.35 9.38 9.21
A. Money growth 8.89 (5.56) 7.23 (13.85) 7.66 (11.70) 7.74 (11.28) 9.20 (4.02) 9.70 (1.52) 9.23 (3.83)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.81 (2.97) 7.34 (6.64) 7.42 (6.44) 9.41 (1.49) 9.15 (2.12) 8.84 (2.90) 8.84 (2.89)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.35 (13.27) 8.95 (5.25) 7.79 (11.06) 8.24 (8.81) 9.06 (4.70) 8.97 (5.16) 8.77 (6.13)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.22 5.33 6.94 7.54 7.54 7.44 7.21
A. Tariffs 3.67 6.00 7.83 8.52 8.44 8.48 8.49
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.53 (6.70) 8.07 (2.90) 9.42 (0.87) 9.39 (0.92) 9.59 (0.61) 9.59 (0.61)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 1.80 (41.00) 6.00 (20.00) 8.07 (2.90) 8.66 (6.70) 8.90 (5.50) 8.86 (5.70) 8.86 (5.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.00 (7.50) 7.49 (6.27) 7.04 (7.39) 6.99 (7.52) 7.01 (7.47)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.35 5.76 6.34 6.54 5.13
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.35 4.47 5.39 4.92 6.17
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.05 7.28 8.16 4.08
C. Black-market exchange rates 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 6.57 5.89 5.37 4.73 5.22
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.53 6.23 6.18 5.33 6.80
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 4.61 3.85 2.31 2.31 2.31
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 7.60 7.63 6.54 6.54
Area 5. Regulation 6.20 5.08 6.55 6.81 6.89 6.65 6.80
A. Credit Market regulations 6.10 7.77 9.43 9.89 9.10 8.09 8.67
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.20 7.54 9.86 9.68 8.30 5.28 7.01
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.72 5.42 5.07 5.25 5.18
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.50 5.10 4.14 4.78 4.34
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.67 6.27 5.77 6.18 6.24
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 3.14 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 10.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.49 5.11 6.49 6.61 6.53
(i) Administrative requirements 5.80 3.00 4.10 4.04 3.72
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.88 3.25 5.41 5.41 5.41
(iii) Starting a business 2.85 7.86 9.01 9.10 9.11
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.42 4.57 4.10 4.04 3.89
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.72 8.83 9.57 9.57
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.25 7.49 7.49 7.49
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 8.72 (1) 8.73 (1) 8.86 (1) 9.05 (1) 8.95 (1) 8.96 (1) 9.03 (1)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 9.75 9.31 9.35 9.08 8.88 9.33 9.31
A. Government consumption 9.02 (9.34) 8.36 (11.58) 7.58 (14.22) 7.92 (13.07) 8.06 (12.61) 8.14 (12.34) 8.08 (12.54)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.97 (0.60) 9.89 (0.90) 9.84 (1.10) 8.41 (6.34) 9.48 (2.42) 9.17 (3.55) 9.17 (3.55)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (14.80) 10.00 (12.70) 10.00 (14.00) 10.00 (1.38) 8.00 (15.40) 10.00 (12.62) 10.00 (12.62)
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (15) 9.00 (25) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (17)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 9.00 (25) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (17)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 8.13 5.94 7.23 8.20 8.18 7.95 8.08
A. Judicial independence 7.68 8.17 8.47 8.87 8.86
B. Impartial courts 8.85 8.31 7.70 7.78 7.96
C. Protection of property rights 6.30 8.73 8.54 8.44 8.68
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 7.71 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.69 7.07 6.46 6.46
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.34 7.97 6.80 6.95
H. Reliability of police 8.59 8.71 8.69 8.69
I. Business costs of crime 8.94 8.51 7.83 8.47
Area 3. Sound Money 8.51 9.02 9.11 9.48 9.31 9.39 9.38
A. Money growth 9.04 (4.80) 8.36 (8.20) 9.46 (-2.71) 8.98 (5.08) 8.21 (8.97) 9.12 (4.38) 8.99 (5.06)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.99 (5.03) 8.86 (2.85) 7.73 (5.68) 9.10 (2.25) 9.50 (1.24) 9.30 (1.76) 9.43 (1.43)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.01 (14.96) 8.86 (5.71) 9.25 (-3.76) 9.82 (0.91) 9.53 (2.34) 9.13 (4.35) 9.11 (4.43)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 9.94 9.97 9.72 9.52 9.37 9.11 9.36
A. Tariffs 9.83 9.91 9.93 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.67 (0.50) 9.73 (0.40) 9.80 (0.30) 10.00 0.00 9.99 (0.02) 9.99 (0.01) 9.99 (0.01)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 9.80 (0.30) 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.38 8.94 8.84 8.43 9.23
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.94 8.60 8.25 7.52 9.19
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.83 9.29 9.43 9.35 9.27
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 10.00 10.00 9.57 9.14 8.63 8.02 8.23
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.92 8.96 8.19 8.59 9.21
(ii) Capital controls 10.00 10.00 9.23 8.46 7.69 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 8.55 8.55
Area 5. Regulation 7.25 9.43 8.89 8.98 9.02 9.03 9.03
A. Credit Market regulations 10.00 9.94 9.70 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.82 9.10 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.92 8.55 9.15 9.29 9.30 9.38
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 8.83 7.55 6.90 7.78 7.88 7.94
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 7.93 8.99 8.90 8.46 8.44 8.86
(iv) Hours regulations 7.68 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.07 9.50 9.50 9.50
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.40 7.80 7.77 7.79 7.72
(i) Administrative requirements 8.54 6.38 6.70 6.59 7.05
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.25 4.57 3.05 3.05 3.05
(iii) Starting a business 9.02 9.61 9.88 9.91 9.94
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.81 8.80 8.09 8.22 7.34
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.35 9.79 9.84 9.74
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.10 9.10 9.13 9.17
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.07 (85) 4.89 (81) 6.56 (66) 7.20 (53) 7.28 (48) 7.26 (51) 7.30 (57)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.77 2.94 3.85 4.64 4.94 5.49 5.40
A. Government consumption 7.53 (14.40) 7.43 (14.75) 7.86 (13.27) 3.19 (29.15) 3.21 (29.07) 3.71 (27.40) 3.34 (28.65)
B. Transfers and subsidies 2.32 (28.70) 5.04 (18.71) 4.86 (19.36) 4.55 (20.52) 4.74 (19.79) 4.74 (19.79)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (92.60) 0.00 (68.50) 10.00 (14.01) 8.00 (17.53) 8.00 (18.17) 7.00 (21.98) 7.00 (21.98)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 2.50 2.50 4.00 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (50) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (38) 7.00 (32) 10.00 (16) 10.00 (16)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (60) 0.00 (62) 0.00 (64) 1.00 (56) 3.00 (46) 3.00 (46)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.25 7.01 6.66 6.34 6.17 6.10
A. Judicial independence 6.51 5.38 4.87 5.07 4.35
B. Impartial courts 6.35 5.36 3.42 3.14 3.25
C. Protection of property rights 5.53 7.44 5.54 4.56 4.08
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.15 6.58 6.58 6.58
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.91 8.04 8.04 8.04
H. Reliability of police 5.94 5.41 5.24 5.24
I. Business costs of crime 7.07 6.52 6.28 6.68
Area 3. Sound Money 6.48 5.75 7.16 9.44 9.60 9.49 9.49
A. Money growth 8.26 (8.70) 7.33 (13.34) 7.62 (11.91) 9.49 (2.55) 9.76 (1.19) 8.55 (7.23) 8.08 (9.62)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.87 (2.82) 6.87 (7.83) 7.97 (5.08) 8.98 (2.54) 9.60 (1.01) 9.74 (0.64) 9.93 (0.18)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.79 (6.03) 8.82 (5.91) 8.04 (9.80) 9.29 (3.55) 9.02 (4.88) 9.65 (1.73) 9.95 (-0.24)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.22 3.90 7.59 7.97 7.95 7.62 8.21
A. Tariffs 6.67 6.09 7.31 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.67 (5.00) 6.57 (5.14) 9.45 (0.83) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.45 (0.83) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.60 (11.00) 4.12 (14.70) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.52 7.45 7.66 6.82 8.64
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.20 7.30 7.62 6.09 7.32
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.83 7.59 7.70 7.55 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 5.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 4.53 6.04 5.81 5.40 5.78
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.29 7.86 7.16 6.48 7.62
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.77 3.85 3.85 3.85 3.85
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 3.82 4.61 7.19 7.31 7.57 7.51 7.29
A. Credit Market regulations 3.56 4.40 8.88 8.63 9.45 9.62 9.67
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 2.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 4.68 5.21 8.65 5.88 8.36 8.86 9.01
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.59 6.84 7.28 6.85 6.57
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.65 8.90 7.23 7.23 7.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.07 5.50 4.62 5.29 5.31 4.91
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.97 7.49 7.38 6.80 7.50
(iv) Hours regulations 5.85 3.30 6.00 4.00 2.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.76 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 0.00 1.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.08 6.46 5.99 6.07 5.63
(i) Administrative requirements 7.42 3.03 2.23 2.66 2.64
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.18 6.58 2.96 2.96 2.96
(iii) Starting a business 7.37 8.32 9.76 9.58 9.61
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.35 7.27 4.84 4.90 3.67
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.36 9.25 9.44 8.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.19 6.90 6.90 6.90
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.15 (57) 6.92 (25) 8.04 (11) 8.13 (8) 6.43 (108) 6.88 (84) 7.06 (76)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.12 6.03 6.07 6.90 4.83 5.17 5.17
A. Government consumption 5.23 (22.21) 4.74 (23.87) 3.44 (28.31) 3.22 (29.04) 1.88 (33.60) 2.47 (31.60) 2.46 (31.65)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.25 (10.60) 7.38 (10.10) 8.34 (6.60) 7.86 (8.35) 7.42 (9.95) 7.71 (8.89) 7.71 (8.89)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (15.30) 7.00 (22.20) 7.00 (24.80) 10.00 (10.92) 7.00 (20.00) 7.00 (20.00) 7.00 (20.00)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 5.00 5.50 6.50 3.00 3.50 3.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (63) 5.00 (40) 6.00 (45) 7.00 (39) 4.00 (46) 4.00 (46) 4.00 (46)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (48) 6.00 (42) 2.00 (56) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.83 8.35 9.03 9.05 8.33 8.15 8.32
A. Judicial independence 8.52 8.39 8.05 7.52 7.86
B. Impartial courts 9.02 8.94 6.30 6.15 6.74
C. Protection of property rights 7.62 9.44 6.96 7.14 7.49
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.13 6.82 6.78 6.78
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.14 9.14 8.75 8.75
H. Reliability of police 8.83 8.79 8.55 8.55
I. Business costs of crime 9.60 8.94 8.50 8.75
Area 3. Sound Money 2.62 7.08 9.18 8.75 5.92 6.89 7.03
A. Money growth 3.57 (32.16) 5.77 (21.13) 8.16 (9.21) 7.06 (14.68) 5.78 (21.09) 9.49 (-2.56) 9.28 (-3.59)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.92 (7.70) 8.81 (2.97) 9.61 (0.97) 8.76 (3.11) 9.00 (2.51) 8.84 (2.90) 9.23 (1.92)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (52.48) 3.74 (31.30) 8.97 (5.16) 9.17 (4.16) 8.92 (5.40) 9.22 (3.88) 9.59 (2.04)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.69 6.62 8.24 7.12 6.44 6.58 6.98
A. Tariffs 6.87 7.86 8.02 6.05 6.51 6.23 7.18
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.67 (6.50) 7.34 (3.99) 9.65 (0.53) 9.69 (0.46) 9.75 (0.38) 9.79 (0.31) 9.79 (0.31)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.08 (9.60) 9.24 (3.80) 9.65 (0.53) 8.46 (7.70) 8.88 (5.60) 8.90 (5.40) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.00 (7.50) 4.80 (13.00) 0.00 (38.65) 0.91 (22.74) 0.00 (182.52) 2.79 (18.02)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.71 6.95 6.21 6.74 7.02
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.25 5.86 4.73 4.72 5.27
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.17 8.03 7.70 8.76 8.77
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.48 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 6.25 5.46 3.55 3.36 3.72
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.65 6.15 3.47 3.43 4.51
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 3.85 3.85 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.50 6.54 7.69 8.84 6.60 7.62 7.79
A. Credit Market regulations 5.20 6.28 8.00 9.67 4.67 7.89 8.33
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.61 8.83 10.00 10.00 0.00 8.67 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.80 6.66 7.97 7.72 7.67 7.85
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.76 6.70 5.57 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.92 6.03 7.67 7.23 7.23 7.41
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 4.49 5.48 6.67 5.51 5.21 6.12
(iv) Hours regulations 7.01 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.79 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.41 8.89 7.43 7.30 7.18
(i) Administrative requirements 6.98 7.24 5.24 4.60 5.24
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.43 8.57 3.18 3.18 3.18
(iii) Starting a business 8.25 9.76 9.76 9.82 9.82
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 9.99 9.69 8.28 8.23 6.87
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.64 9.68 9.55 9.55
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.43 8.43 8.43 8.43
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India1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.15 (57) 4.89 (81) 6.32 (75) 6.71 (78) 6.41 (111) 6.63 (102) 6.50 (112)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.00 4.88 6.83 7.42 7.18 8.52 8.51
A. Government consumption 8.34 (11.65) 7.15 (15.68) 6.74 (17.10) 6.95 (16.38) 6.76 (17.00) 7.09 (15.90) 7.07 (15.97)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.66 (5.40) 8.37 (6.50) 8.59 (5.66) 8.74 (5.14) 8.97 (4.28) 8.98 (4.25) 8.98 (4.25)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (46.70) 2.00 (42.30) 4.00 (31.40) 7.00 (24.22) 6.00 (25.30) 10.00 (13.82) 10.00 (13.82)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 2.00 8.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 2.00 (53) 8.00 (30) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (31) 8.00 (34) 8.00 (34)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (53) 8.00 (30) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (31) 8.00 (34) 8.00 (34)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.78 4.39 5.99 6.51 5.55 5.26 5.24
A. Judicial independence 7.01 8.16 5.57 5.35 5.03
B. Impartial courts 8.02 6.87 4.69 4.68 5.21
C. Protection of property rights 3.27 7.88 5.49 5.11 4.61
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.59 2.59 2.59 2.59
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.28 6.77 6.81 6.65
H. Reliability of police 5.83 5.15 4.72 4.72
I. Business costs of crime 7.60 6.36 4.74 5.04
Area 3. Sound Money 6.29 6.63 6.88 6.84 6.42 6.72 6.90
A. Money growth 9.36 (3.22) 8.58 (7.08) 9.03 (4.86) 8.41 (7.97) 8.93 (5.35) 9.71 (1.47) 9.96 (0.21)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.10 (4.76) 9.42 (1.45) 9.29 (1.77) 9.79 (0.53) 9.13 (2.17) 9.36 (1.60) 8.90 (2.75)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.69 (11.54) 8.50 (7.52) 9.20 (4.01) 9.15 (4.25) 7.60 (11.99) 7.82 (10.91) 8.73 (6.35)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.00 2.67 5.51 6.07 6.25 6.08 5.56
A. Tariffs 0.00 0.00 4.34 5.59 6.38 6.16 6.16
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 0.00 (15.50) 0.00 (21.10) 4.49 (8.26) 7.15 (4.27) 7.67 (3.50) 7.93 (3.10) 7.93 (3.10)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (74.30) 0.00 (79.20) 4.49 (8.26) 6.60 (17.00) 7.48 (12.60) 7.30 (13.50) 7.30 (13.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (45.20) 5.04 (12.40) 3.01 (17.47) 4.00 (14.99) 3.25 (16.88) 3.25 (16.88)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.67 6.13 6.45 6.30 3.70
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.35 6.91 5.33 5.19 5.68
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.99 5.34 7.57 7.41 1.72
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.57 2.15 1.87 2.38
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 4.05 7.40 6.13 5.36 6.90
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.30 0.33 0.25 0.25
Area 5. Regulation 5.68 5.89 6.40 6.74 6.67 6.55 6.31
A. Credit Market regulations 5.22 5.52 6.83 7.02 6.67 6.59 6.54
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.67 8.56 8.50 9.06 9.00 7.78 7.62
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.26 6.05 7.27 8.05 6.84 5.98
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.35 10.00 10.00 7.77 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 2.56 1.70 3.31 4.98 5.23 3.71
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.21 6.21 7.72 7.47 7.02 5.72 7.22
(iv) Hours regulations 6.50 8.00 10.00 6.00 2.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.81 6.30 6.30 6.30
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.32 5.94 5.30 6.21 6.41
(i) Administrative requirements 7.37 3.23 3.29 4.30 4.94
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.40 5.17 5.10 5.10 5.10
(iii) Starting a business 5.93 7.03 8.09 8.60 8.93
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.57 6.62 3.92 4.15 4.48
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.58 4.26 7.84 7.75
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.04 7.15 7.28 7.28
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.90 (62) 6.21 (37) 6.05 (85) 6.49 (85) 6.89 (79) 7.02 (76) 7.02 (79)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.27 7.13 7.57 7.59 7.90 7.73 7.71
A. Government consumption 6.84 (16.75) 7.93 (13.04) 8.98 (9.47) 8.47 (11.19) 7.72 (13.75) 7.65 (14.00) 7.56 (14.28)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.24 (3.30) 9.59 (2.00) 8.30 (6.73) 8.90 (4.55) 9.36 (2.84) 8.77 (5.02) 8.77 (5.02)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (49.50) 4.00 (32.50) 7.00 (20.70) 7.00 (20.70) 7.00 7.00 7.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 7.50 7.50 7.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (50) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (35) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.41 4.72 3.36 4.29 4.48 4.77 4.72
A. Judicial independence 3.01 3.01 4.33 4.77 5.05
B. Impartial courts 4.01 3.92 4.53 4.99 4.85
C. Protection of property rights 3.13 4.59 4.94 5.48 5.53
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 1.17 1.17 1.91 1.92
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.81 6.03 5.93 5.93
H. Reliability of police 3.51 4.56 5.22 5.22
I. Business costs of crime 7.40 5.57 5.46 4.86
Area 3. Sound Money 6.54 8.76 6.20 7.39 8.99 9.14 9.26
A. Money growth 6.30 (18.49) 8.03 (9.87) 5.56 (22.19) 8.45 (7.76) 8.66 (6.70) 8.64 (6.79) 9.08 (4.60)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.07 (9.82) 7.86 (5.35) 0.00 (27.72) 8.21 (4.48) 8.32 (4.21) 9.19 (2.02) 9.26 (1.86)
C. Inflation: most recent year 3.80 (30.99) 9.14 (4.28) 9.26 (3.72) 7.91 (10.45) 8.97 (5.13) 8.72 (6.41) 8.72 (6.39)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.24 5.29 7.15 6.98 6.77 7.19 7.10
A. Tariffs 6.13 5.88 7.88 7.93 7.89 8.04 8.04
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.07 (2.90) 8.39 (2.41) 9.65 (0.53) 9.38 (0.93) 9.48 (0.78) 9.33 (1.01) 9.33 (1.01)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.20 (29.00) 5.94 (20.30) 9.65 (0.53) 8.70 (6.50) 8.64 (6.80) 8.62 (6.90) 8.62 (6.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 3.32 (16.70) 5.68 (10.80) 5.72 (10.70) 5.54 (11.15) 6.16 (9.59) 6.16 (9.59)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.91 6.30 6.29 6.14 5.33
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.82 6.41 5.53 5.16 6.69
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.00 6.20 7.05 7.12 3.98
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 4.83 3.70 2.91 4.60 5.02
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.12 8.36 5.98 5.96 7.22
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.20 1.22 6.29 6.29
Area 5. Regulation 4.05 5.17 5.94 6.19 6.29 6.25 6.30
A. Credit Market regulations 3.18 7.08 7.41 8.32 8.15 8.10 8.10
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.53 9.25 7.22 9.95 9.46 9.29 9.30
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.97 4.93 4.66 4.54 4.64
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.62 2.80 2.23 1.10 1.10
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.56 3.20 4.49 5.28 5.48 5.54
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.18 7.30 5.47 5.67 6.20
(iv) Hours regulations 5.85 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(vi) Conscription 3.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
C. Business regulations 5.45 5.31 6.07 6.12 6.16
(i) Administrative requirements 6.95 6.26 4.28 4.99 4.64
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.30 5.85 4.77 4.77 4.77
(iii) Starting a business 5.63 5.85 8.22 7.98 8.16
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.91 3.13 3.95 4.37 4.51
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.24 8.15 7.47 7.48
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.54 7.02 7.16 7.38
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Iran1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.61 (97) 4.39 (97) 5.90 (91) 6.37 (96) 6.21 (123) 5.58 (144) 5.27 (150)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.56 5.06 4.92 6.32 6.68 7.91 5.41
A. Government consumption 3.44 (28.29) 7.30 (15.17) 4.68 (24.10) 5.51 (21.28) 5.71 (20.58) 6.67 (17.33) 6.63 (17.45)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.23 (7.00) 8.94 (4.40) 9.52 (2.26) 8.27 (6.85) 7.99 (7.88) 7.99 (7.88) 7.99 (7.88)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (44.50) 4.00 (32.50) 4.00 (33.60) 4.00 (33.70) 6.00 (26.70) 10.00 (8.71) 0.00 (87.00)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 1.50 7.50 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (75) 2.00 (54) 8.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (75) 1.00 (57) 7.00 (37) 7.00 (37) 7.00 (37) 7.00 (37)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 1.76 2.20 6.62 6.11 5.78 5.21 5.63
A. Judicial independence 4.69 3.98 4.35
B. Impartial courts 4.86 4.20 3.76 3.09 3.62
C. Protection of property rights 5.63 4.76 4.91
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 7.50 7.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.51 5.63 5.63 5.63
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.84 5.87 5.85 7.77
H. Reliability of police 5.77 5.05 5.05
I. Business costs of crime 5.70 4.32 5.15
Area 3. Sound Money 6.90 8.99 8.00 8.06 8.68 6.16 7.04
A. Money growth 4.64 (26.80) 8.19 (9.07) 7.15 (14.27) 7.69 (11.57) 9.80 (-1.02) 8.06 (9.69) 6.16 (19.19)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.66 (5.85) 8.73 (3.17) 7.73 (5.67) 7.23 (6.93) 6.94 (7.66) 4.44 (13.90) 5.45 (11.38)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.32 (23.41) 9.05 (4.73) 7.10 (14.48) 7.31 (13.43) 7.97 (10.14) 2.15 (39.27) 6.55 (17.24)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 0.98 2.05 5.73 5.62 5.05 4.12 2.97
A. Tariffs 2.93 6.15 8.34 6.92 4.11 4.07 4.07
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 0.00 (17.00) 6.43 (5.35) 7.67 (3.49) 7.59 (3.62) 7.52 (3.72) 7.52 (3.72) 7.52 (3.72)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 5.86 (20.70) 5.86 (20.70) 7.67 (3.49) 6.26 (18.70) 4.80 (26.00) 4.68 (26.60) 4.68 (26.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 8.32 (4.20) 0.00 (28.08) 0.00 (28.20) 0.00 (28.20)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.55 5.06 5.31 2.43
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.05 4.87 4.87
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.55 6.07 5.76 0.00
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 8.86 10.00 10.00 5.86 4.14
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.04 1.25 1.25
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 3.11 2.66 2.66
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.34
Area 5. Regulation 3.86 3.65 4.23 5.73 4.88 4.51 5.33
A. Credit Market regulations 2.68 3.13 4.67 6.33 4.31 3.27 4.87
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.03 9.38 10.00 10.00 8.92 9.80 9.61
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 0.00 4.00 9.00 4.00 0.00 5.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.53 4.63 4.60 4.79
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 8.90 7.77 7.77 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.39 3.73 3.73
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.11 4.60 4.60
(iv) Hours regulations 7.30 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.93 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 6.32 5.70 5.66 6.32
(i) Administrative requirements 3.04 2.99 3.38
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.58 5.58 5.58
(iii) Starting a business 9.04 9.70 9.58 9.49
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.71 3.98 3.97
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.76 5.06 5.71 9.33
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.14 6.14 6.14 6.14
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.46 (18) 7.06 (18) 8.20 (9) 8.22 (6) 7.59 (20) 7.92 (8) 7.98 (5)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.67 5.56 6.13 6.64 4.92 5.74 5.74
A. Government consumption 5.31 (21.96) 5.80 (20.27) 5.33 (21.88) 5.12 (22.58) 3.41 (28.40) 3.53 (28.00) 3.56 (27.90)
B. Transfers and subsidies 5.37 (17.50) 5.42 (17.30) 4.20 (21.78) 6.94 (11.73) 5.27 (17.87) 5.42 (17.30) 5.42 (17.30)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (24.60) 10.00 (11.10) 10.00 (14.59) 10.00 (12.15) 7.00 (21.21) 10.00 (11.44) 10.00 (11.44)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 1.00 5.00 4.50 4.00 4.00 4.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (60) 1.00 (56) 5.00 (42) 5.00 (42) 5.00 (41) 5.00 (41) 5.00 (41)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (57) 5.00 (42) 4.00 (49) 3.00 (55) 3.00 (53) 3.00 (53)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.08 7.73 8.97 7.71 7.79 7.98 8.04
A. Judicial independence 8.68 8.57 8.78 8.79 8.76
B. Impartial courts 9.19 7.10 5.81 6.35 6.60
C. Protection of property rights 7.00 9.00 8.31 8.12 8.45
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.95 3.93 3.93 3.93
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.90 7.15 8.55 8.58
H. Reliability of police 7.19 8.39 8.52 8.52
I. Business costs of crime 6.71 7.79 7.51 7.50
Area 3. Sound Money 5.93 6.80 9.43 9.65 9.48 9.71 9.63
A. Money growth 8.07 (9.64) 9.25 (3.75) 9.39 (-3.05) 9.73 (1.34) 9.23 (3.87) 9.76 (1.18) 9.13 (4.33)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.61 (3.48) 8.97 (2.57) 9.42 (1.44) 9.37 (1.57) 8.89 (2.78) 9.19 (2.03) 9.42 (1.44)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.06 (14.71) 8.96 (5.18) 8.89 (5.56) 9.51 (2.43) 9.81 (-0.95) 9.90 (0.50) 9.96 (0.20)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.65 7.56 9.18 8.91 8.80 8.51 8.73
A. Tariffs 7.95 7.88 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.67 (3.50) 8.00 (3.00) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.82 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.93 8.51 8.35 7.76 8.45
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.18 8.19 7.88 6.58 7.82
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.67 8.83 8.83 8.93 9.08
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 9.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 5.00 8.61 8.75 8.52 8.02 8.06
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.76 9.10 8.37 8.89 9.00
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 5.00 8.46 8.46 8.46 8.46 8.46
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 8.70 8.74 6.71 6.71
Area 5. Regulation 6.95 7.65 7.30 8.19 6.96 7.67 7.74
A. Credit Market regulations 7.35 8.77 9.00 9.33 6.00 7.97 8.79
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.04 8.32 10.00 10.00 0.00 5.91 8.36
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.55 6.53 5.35 7.48 7.94 7.86 7.26
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.69 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.52 3.77 3.95 4.56 5.35 4.66
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 6.21 2.93 4.24 5.06 6.51 3.60
(iv) Hours regulations 4.49 4.40 5.34 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.78 9.13 6.37 6.37
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.56 7.76 6.94 7.19 7.16
(i) Administrative requirements 7.20 4.80 4.01 5.03 5.58
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.93 6.72 2.44 2.44 2.44
(iii) Starting a business 6.92 9.58 9.58 9.80 9.81
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.17 8.42 7.90 8.34 7.62
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.86 8.56 8.46 8.47
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.15 9.15 9.10 9.08
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Israel1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.51 (99) 4.50 (92) 6.76 (54) 7.33 (45) 7.30 (46) 7.36 (39) 7.39 (45)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 1.82 3.72 2.87 5.84 6.17 6.38 6.36
A. Government consumption 0.00 (43.15) 2.09 (32.90) 2.18 (32.58) 2.11 (32.82) 3.41 (28.40) 3.38 (28.50) 3.31 (28.75)
B. Transfers and subsidies 4.47 (20.80) 5.59 (16.70) 3.92 (22.80) 7.25 (10.58) 7.26 (10.55) 7.13 (11.02) 7.13 (11.02)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (9.02) 10.00 (7.45) 10.00 (7.63) 10.00 (8.65) 10.00 (8.65)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 3.50 2.50 4.00 4.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (66) 5.00 (48) 4.00 (50) 4.00 (49) 5.00 (46) 5.00 (50) 5.00 (50)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (64) 1.00 (62) 4.00 (49) 3.00 (60) 5.00 (50) 5.00 (50)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.06 4.39 8.01 6.42 6.16 5.89 5.93
A. Judicial independence 9.19 8.87 8.63 7.95 7.92
B. Impartial courts 9.35 7.14 5.19 5.06 5.32
C. Protection of property rights 6.53 7.94 7.15 6.35 6.76
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.46 3.46 3.46 3.46
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.81 5.63 6.07 5.74
H. Reliability of police 6.06 6.02 5.19 5.19
I. Business costs of crime 7.02 6.83 6.40 6.50
Area 3. Sound Money 2.03 3.95 8.09 9.34 8.96 9.59 9.52
A. Money growth 3.13 (34.36) 5.48 (22.59) 9.07 (4.64) 8.44 (7.80) 7.18 (14.12) 9.31 (3.45) 8.68 (6.58)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 0.00 (37.42) 5.32 (11.71) 8.50 (3.74) 9.17 (2.08) 9.20 (2.00) 9.34 (1.65) 9.51 (1.23)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (134.74) 0.00 (260.00) 9.77 (1.14) 9.73 (1.33) 9.46 (2.69) 9.69 (1.53) 9.90 (0.48)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.13 6.86 8.70 8.46 8.23 7.91 8.00
A. Tariffs 6.60 9.39 9.68 7.86 7.40 8.28 8.22
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.60 (5.10) 9.39 (0.92) 9.75 (0.37) 9.77 (0.34) 9.69 (0.46) 9.77 (0.34) 9.77 (0.34)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.75 (0.37) 9.46 (2.70) 8.72 (6.40) 9.08 (4.60) 9.08 (4.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.36 (14.11) 3.79 (15.54) 5.99 (10.03) 5.80 (10.49)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.11 7.84 8.03 7.02 7.35
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.88 7.27 7.36 5.33 7.38
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.33 8.41 8.70 8.70 7.33
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.80 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 7.02 8.15 7.49 6.35 6.44
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.42 7.70 7.14 6.19 6.47
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 4.61 9.17 7.69 5.38 5.38
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 7.60 7.63 7.46 7.46
Area 5. Regulation 3.52 3.58 6.11 6.58 6.97 7.05 7.14
A. Credit Market regulations 1.75 3.81 6.06 7.67 9.27 9.52 10.00
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 5.25 5.43 8.18 8.01 7.80 8.57 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.35 4.26 4.87 5.28 5.39 5.32
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.20 8.90 8.90 10.00 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.87 5.43 5.74 5.07 5.29 5.33
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 6.17 6.99 7.21 6.52 7.18
(iv) Hours regulations 5.51 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.56 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 8.01 7.20 6.36 6.25 6.10
(i) Administrative requirements 8.18 4.36 3.81 3.09 3.54
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.73 7.30 3.60 3.60 3.60
(iii) Starting a business 7.68 8.86 8.87 9.55 9.55
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.44 8.40 7.21 6.37 5.05
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.85 7.30 7.51 7.51
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.42 7.37 7.37 7.37
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.58 (43) 6.75 (28) 7.36 (36) 7.37 (43) 7.15 (63) 7.12 (70) 7.17 (69)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.10 3.33 4.62 5.92 5.23 5.33 5.08
A. Government consumption 5.96 (19.75) 5.22 (22.26) 4.84 (23.54) 4.20 (25.71) 4.38 (25.10) 4.62 (24.30) 4.64 (24.23)
B. Transfers and subsidies 4.44 (20.90) 3.11 (25.80) 4.64 (20.17) 4.47 (20.79) 3.56 (24.15) 3.20 (25.47) 3.20 (25.47)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (25.90) 4.00 (30.30) 10.00 (13.95) 10.00 (14.18) 10.00 (14.62) 10.00 (13.67) 10.00 (13.67)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 1.00 3.00 5.00 3.00 3.50 2.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (72) 1.00 (66) 3.00 (51) 6.00 (43-45) 5.00 (43-45) 5.00 (47-49) 4.00 (47-49)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (66) 3.00 (52) 4.00 (51) 1.00 (61-62) 2.00 (61-62) 1.00 (61-62)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.70 7.73 7.66 6.23 5.95 5.72 5.72
A. Judicial independence 4.84 4.31 4.99 4.23 4.27
B. Impartial courts 5.68 3.66 2.73 1.89 2.07
C. Protection of property rights 7.80 6.79 5.42 5.02 5.09
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.18 3.18 3.60 3.60
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.29 8.01 8.25 8.25
H. Reliability of police 6.47 6.77 6.41 6.41
I. Business costs of crime 5.67 5.76 5.44 5.09
Area 3. Sound Money 5.55 9.28 9.47 9.52 9.66 9.83 9.79
A. Money growth 7.33 (13.36) 9.20 (4.00) 8.94 (5.29) 8.65 (6.76) 9.33 (3.34) 9.84 (0.81) 9.43 (2.84)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.04 (2.41) 9.72 (0.69) 9.43 (1.43) 9.83 (0.41) 9.63 (0.93) 9.74 (0.66) 9.80 (0.51)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.82 (20.91) 8.20 (9.01) 9.49 (2.54) 9.60 (1.99) 9.69 (1.54) 9.76 (1.22) 9.95 (0.24)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.00 7.83 9.01 8.03 7.83 7.54 8.11
A. Tariffs 8.99 8.48 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.73 (0.40) 9.80 (0.30) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.51 7.18 6.89 6.48 8.14
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.68 7.00 6.41 5.51 6.31
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.33 7.36 7.36 7.45 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 5.00 8.36 6.56 6.10 5.41 5.86
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.04 5.59 4.97 3.45 4.80
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 5.00 7.69 7.69 6.92 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 4.57 5.56 6.03 7.14 7.06 7.17 7.14
A. Credit Market regulations 5.02 6.93 8.21 8.76 9.27 9.43 9.45
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.06 5.80 9.64 8.28 7.81 8.30 8.35
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.12 4.20 3.53 6.49 6.48 6.55 6.62
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.01 6.70 3.90 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 2.62 2.10 2.80 3.26 2.39 2.45
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 4.49 3.68 3.59 3.70 3.37 3.68
(iv) Hours regulations 6.86 6.69 4.84 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.81 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 1.00 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.34 6.17 5.44 5.52 5.37
(i) Administrative requirements 6.85 1.73 1.81 1.51 1.50
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.05 6.08 3.49 3.49 3.49
(iii) Starting a business 5.08 9.34 9.58 9.69 9.68
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.39 7.44 4.51 4.31 3.35
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.46 6.46 7.11 7.20
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.96 6.81 6.98 6.98
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Jamaica1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.98 (88) 5.62 (53) 7.57 (22) 7.51 (32) 7.00 (71) 7.33 (43) 7.21 (67)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.23 7.49 8.52 8.66 7.62 7.64 7.69
A. Government consumption 4.68 (24.08) 6.35 (18.40) 6.09 (19.30) 6.70 (17.23) 6.73 (17.11) 7.21 (15.49) 7.41 (14.81)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.59 (2.00) 10.00 0.00 9.92 (0.78) 9.76 (1.39) 9.36 (2.87) 9.36 (2.87)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (46.50) 8.00 (16.50) 10.00 (10.30) 10.00 (6.10) 7.00 (21.92) 7.00 (21.92) 7.00 (21.92)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 6.00 8.00 8.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (80) 7.00 (33) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 8.00 (35) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (37) 7.00 (31) 7.00 (33) 6.00 (44) 5.00 (39) 5.00 (39)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.28 4.23 5.58 4.84 4.88 4.98 5.03
A. Judicial independence 5.40 5.72 5.89 6.26
B. Impartial courts 4.90 4.67 3.97 4.10 4.05
C. Protection of property rights 4.10 6.59 5.52 5.63 5.85
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 4.17 3.33 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.44 2.76 2.76 2.76
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.52 6.84 6.20 6.44
H. Reliability of police 2.97 4.23 4.27 4.27
I. Business costs of crime 1.78 1.53 1.76 1.44
Area 3. Sound Money 5.19 4.96 8.72 8.64 7.98 8.76 8.43
A. Money growth 6.54 (17.28) 7.76 (11.21) 8.62 (6.89) 8.37 (8.13) 8.18 (9.09) 7.70 (11.49) 6.14 (19.30)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.88 (5.29) 8.20 (4.49) 7.90 (5.26) 9.24 (1.89) 6.24 (9.40) 9.20 (2.01) 9.22 (1.94)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.33 (18.34) 3.86 (30.69) 8.37 (8.17) 6.94 (15.30) 7.48 (12.61) 8.13 (9.34) 8.34 (8.29)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.35 4.40 7.80 7.73 7.20 7.36 7.03
A. Tariffs 8.05 6.60 7.28 7.50 7.50 7.38 7.24
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.40 (0.90) 8.49 (2.27) 8.17 (2.75) 8.25 (2.63) 8.04 (2.94) 8.04 (2.94)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.70 (16.50) 6.60 (17.00) 8.49 (2.27) 8.54 (7.30) 8.50 (7.50) 7.92 (10.40) 8.30 (8.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.48 (11.30) 5.80 (10.51) 5.74 (10.65) 6.17 (9.57) 5.38 (11.56)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.73 6.45 6.51 7.08 5.44
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.73 5.86 6.00 6.73 6.88
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.03 7.03 7.43 3.99
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 4.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 8.18 6.97 4.80 4.97 5.44
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.67 7.63 6.55 5.92 7.34
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 7.69 5.38 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 7.90 7.85 8.97 8.97
Area 5. Regulation 5.85 7.02 7.21 7.68 7.32 7.91 7.87
A. Credit Market regulations 5.06 8.72 8.76 9.48 8.23 9.67 9.55
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.13 8.17 7.27 9.43 5.70 10.00 9.65
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.45 7.63 7.81 7.99 7.91
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.98 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.77 5.27 4.86 5.14 5.13
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.07 7.35 6.52 7.35 6.90
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.25 6.55 6.55 6.55
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.42 5.93 5.91 6.08 6.14
(i) Administrative requirements 6.83 2.85 2.68 2.87 3.38
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.88 5.41 5.09 5.09 5.09
(iii) Starting a business 5.70 9.65 9.70 9.46 9.85
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.28 6.10 4.49 4.45 3.74
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.22 8.14 8.71 8.81
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.36 5.36 5.87 5.99
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.37 (8) 7.94 (8) 7.86 (15) 7.83 (16) 7.53 (25) 7.46 (32) 7.42 (40)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.80 5.83 5.71 5.72 5.30 4.75 4.72
A. Government consumption 7.56 (14.29) 7.80 (13.47) 5.04 (22.85) 4.76 (23.82) 4.26 (25.50) 4.32 (25.30) 4.23 (25.61)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.63 (9.20) 7.00 (11.50) 6.81 (12.20) 5.10 (18.47) 3.95 (22.72) 3.66 (23.75) 3.66 (23.75)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (19.60) 7.00 (20.40) 7.00 (20.16) 8.00 (15.95) 8.00 (16.47) 7.00 (22.05) 7.00 (22.05)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 1.50 5.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 4.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (75) 2.00 (65) 5.00 (50) 5.00 (50) 5.00 (50) 4.00 (51) 4.00 (51)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (69) 5.00 (50) 5.00 (50) 5.00 (50) 4.00 (51) 4.00 (51)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.91 7.73 8.18 7.88 7.52 7.64 7.82
A. Judicial independence 8.02 7.60 8.05 8.60 8.64
B. Impartial courts 7.01 7.31 5.92 6.32 6.64
C. Protection of property rights 7.55 8.73 7.81 8.24 8.63
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.37 5.80 5.80 6.33
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.06 7.86 7.85 7.85
H. Reliability of police 7.79 8.10 8.29 8.29
I. Business costs of crime 8.43 7.45 7.00 7.30
Area 3. Sound Money 8.28 9.80 9.65 9.66 9.89 9.77 9.53
A. Money growth 9.92 (0.39) 9.96 (0.22) 9.09 (4.56) 8.80 (6.00) 9.93 (-0.33) 9.44 (2.80) 9.30 (3.48)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.28 (1.80) 9.66 (0.84) 9.65 (0.89) 9.91 (0.22) 9.76 (0.61) 9.70 (0.76) 9.38 (1.55)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.91 (5.44) 9.58 (2.12) 9.86 (-0.71) 9.95 (-0.27) 9.86 (-0.72) 9.93 (0.36) 9.45 (2.75)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.92 8.74 8.55 7.65 7.37 7.62 7.67
A. Tariffs 8.75 8.23 8.43 6.11 7.14 6.93 7.42
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.40 (0.90) 9.40 (0.90) 9.00 (1.50) 9.00 (1.50) 9.63 (0.56) 9.61 (0.59) 9.61 (0.59)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.10 (9.50) 8.62 (6.90) 9.00 (1.50) 9.34 (3.30) 9.12 (4.40) 9.02 (4.90) 9.16 (4.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.68 (8.30) 7.20 (7.00) 0.00 (25.59) 2.66 (18.35) 2.16 (19.60) 3.48 (16.30)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.37 7.33 6.90 6.75 6.75
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.42 6.03 5.16 4.94 5.38
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.33 8.64 8.64 8.56 8.13
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 8.00 8.40 7.16 5.46 6.80 6.52
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.11 6.31 5.78 6.57 5.74
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 8.00 7.69 8.46 3.85 8.46 8.46
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.70 6.75 5.37 5.37
Area 5. Regulation 7.92 7.59 7.22 8.22 7.57 7.54 7.35
A. Credit Market regulations 7.82 7.97 7.68 8.81 8.38 8.05 7.85
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.45 8.91 8.05 8.44 7.13 6.15 6.56
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.03 7.20 6.48 8.47 8.30 8.33 8.03
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.99 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.82 4.18 4.62 2.97 2.97 3.28
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 7.93 7.40 8.37 7.96 8.10 8.02
(iv) Hours regulations 6.16 6.07 6.85 9.30 10.00 10.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.63 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.50 7.39 6.04 6.25 6.16
(i) Administrative requirements 6.50 4.29 3.66 4.22 4.27
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 9.13 7.14 1.30 1.30 1.30
(iii) Starting a business 5.85 9.18 9.18 9.58 9.59
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.50 8.94 8.06 8.42 7.78
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.71 7.72 7.71 7.71
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.08 6.30 6.30 6.30
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.23 (52) 5.61 (54) 7.42 (31) 7.60 (24) 7.77 (11) 7.93 (7) 7.82 (14)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.77 6.12 6.08 6.27 7.35 8.12 8.05
A. Government consumption 3.89 (26.78) 4.37 (25.14) 4.75 (23.84) 6.66 (17.34) 5.53 (21.20) 6.03 (19.50) 5.74 (20.50)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.42 (6.30) 9.13 (3.70) 9.56 (2.13) 6.42 (13.63) 8.35 (6.55) 7.45 (9.86) 7.45 (9.86)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (48.70) 6.00 (27.60) 2.00 (43.60) 7.00 (23.90) 8.00 (19.20) 10.00 (13.50) 10.00 (14.16)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 8.00 5.00 7.50 9.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (45) 8.00 (30) 7.00 (35) 10.00 (14) 10.00 (14) 10.00 (14)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (46) 5.00 (40) 8.00 (29) 8.00 (29)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.32 3.99 7.22 6.79 6.47 6.32 6.11
A. Judicial independence 8.18 6.53 5.59 5.77 6.02
B. Impartial courts 6.85 6.32 4.74 5.66 5.56
C. Protection of property rights 6.05 6.63 6.98 6.82 6.38
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 7.50 7.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.38 3.38 3.38 3.38
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.32 7.14 7.14 6.64
H. Reliability of police 8.27 7.64 7.14 7.14
I. Business costs of crime 8.64 7.73 6.79 5.70
Area 3. Sound Money 6.82 6.20 9.67 9.21 9.12 9.38 9.49
A. Money growth 5.86 (20.70) 8.36 (8.18) 9.85 (0.75) 8.03 (9.87) 9.46 (2.72) 9.44 (2.79) 9.30 (3.50)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.64 (8.40) 6.74 (8.14) 8.97 (2.57) 9.51 (1.23) 8.04 (4.89) 9.16 (2.10) 9.24 (1.91)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.78 (1.10) 9.71 (-1.45) 9.87 (0.67) 9.30 (3.49) 9.00 (5.01) 8.91 (5.47) 9.42 (2.89)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.76 4.81 7.22 7.94 7.89 7.89 7.96
A. Tariffs 5.27 4.63 4.35 6.54 6.95 7.10 7.08
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.27 (7.10) 6.67 (5.00) 6.98 (4.53) 8.21 (2.68) 9.13 (1.30) 9.21 (1.19) 9.21 (1.19)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.98 (4.53) 7.52 (12.40) 8.00 (10.00) 8.10 (9.50) 7.96 (10.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 2.60 (18.50) 0.88 (22.80) 3.88 (15.30) 3.72 (15.70) 4.00 (15.01) 4.08 (14.79)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.34 6.73 6.87 6.85 6.70
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.35 6.26 5.61 5.48 6.02
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.33 7.20 8.14 8.22 7.38
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 7.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 8.20 8.51 7.74 7.60 8.04
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.71 7.83 6.28 5.88 7.19
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 7.69 7.69 6.92 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 6.49 6.93 6.91 7.81 8.05 7.93 7.52
A. Credit Market regulations 7.01 5.80 8.03 8.94 8.90 8.18 7.67
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.02 8.39 9.10 6.82 6.70 4.53 3.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.07 6.50 8.39 8.41 8.43 7.78
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.75 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.27 4.45 3.91 4.11 5.02 3.98
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 7.93 7.80 7.93 7.44 6.66 7.79
(iv) Hours regulations 6.51 10.00 10.00 10.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.63 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.20 6.10 6.84 7.17 7.11
(i) Administrative requirements 7.55 4.33 3.79 4.87 4.93
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.60 3.07 4.83 4.83 4.83
(iii) Starting a business 6.27 5.91 9.47 9.39 9.40
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.37 7.08 5.44 5.77 5.31
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.34 8.81 9.88 9.88
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.87 8.70 8.31 8.31
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.88 (70) 6.96 (73) 7.25 (55) 7.35 (52)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 8.16 7.84 7.61 7.49
A. Government consumption 6.39 (18.27) 6.48 (17.97) 6.79 (16.90) 6.32 (18.50)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.76 (5.06) 8.89 (4.59) 8.65 (5.45) 8.65 (5.45)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (16.34) 7.00 (20.85) 6.00 (27.30) 6.00 (27.30)
D. Top marginal tax rate 9.50 9.00 9.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (20) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 9.00 (25) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.71 5.66 6.11 6.30
A. Judicial independence 2.89 2.90 4.06 4.62
B. Impartial courts 4.13 3.76 4.41 4.81
C. Protection of property rights 4.89 4.29 5.19 5.39
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 5.83 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.19 6.19 6.34 6.34
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.62 9.21 9.76 9.88
H. Reliability of police 4.56 3.84 4.69 4.69
I. Business costs of crime 5.11 5.77 6.34 6.78
Area 3. Sound Money 6.85 8.24 8.97 8.98
A. Money growth 5.86 (20.71) 7.20 (13.99) 9.86 (0.69) 9.95 (-0.23)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.07 (4.82) 7.20 (7.00) 7.20 (6.99) 7.32 (6.70)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.48 (7.58) 8.58 (7.12) 8.83 (5.84) 8.66 (6.72)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.12 5.57 5.65 6.04
A. Tariffs 9.49 6.70 6.43 6.51
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.43 (0.85) 6.46 (5.31) 4.97 (7.55) 4.97 (7.55)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.54 (2.30) 8.16 (9.20) 8.18 (9.10) 8.28 (8.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.47 (11.32) 6.14 (9.65) 6.28 (9.29)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 2.42 3.04 3.25 4.71
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.59 4.94 5.68 4.54
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 0.25 1.13 0.82 4.88
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.56 2.56 2.94 2.94
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.14 5.38 5.26 5.25
(ii) Capital controls 1.54 2.31 2.31 2.31
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 1.26 1.26
Area 5. Regulation 7.57 7.46 7.89 7.94
A. Credit Market regulations 10.00 8.92 9.33 9.33
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 8.76 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.35 7.08 7.63 7.72
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.61 5.70 5.72 6.68
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.34 7.53 7.83 7.39
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.17 9.25 9.25 9.26
(vi) Conscription 1.00 0.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 5.37 6.37 6.71 6.76
(i) Administrative requirements 3.40 3.85 4.23 4.46
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.23 5.62 5.62 5.62
(iii) Starting a business 9.18 9.38 9.67 9.84
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.54 3.81 4.49 4.32
(v) Licensing restrictions 2.90 7.67 8.37 8.41
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.96 7.89 7.89 7.89
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Kenya1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.84 (65) 5.43 (62) 6.72 (58) 7.20 (53) 7.03 (68) 7.15 (68) 7.14 (71)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.79 4.83 7.09 8.57 7.75 7.84 7.84
A. Government consumption 4.65 (24.20) 4.96 (23.14) 6.15 (19.10) 6.36 (18.37) 7.21 (15.50) 7.38 (14.90) 7.41 (14.79)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.51 (2.30) 9.37 (2.80) 9.21 (3.40) 9.91 (0.84) 9.79 (1.27) 9.96 (0.65) 9.96 (0.65)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (55.10) 2.00 (47.10) 6.00 (27.30) 10.00 (13.33) 6.00 (29.43) 6.00 (29.43) 6.00 (29.43)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 3.00 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (65) 3.00 (50) 7.00 (32) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 7.00 (32) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.20 5.30 3.92 4.51 4.56 4.98 4.95
A. Judicial independence 3.32 3.24 5.22 5.12
B. Impartial courts 3.43 3.33 4.10 4.90 4.93
C. Protection of property rights 4.90 4.42 5.35 5.32
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.89 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.88 4.09 4.09 4.09
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.27 7.38 7.23 7.47
H. Reliability of police 3.85 3.68 4.78 4.78
I. Business costs of crime 2.43 4.12 3.28 2.80
Area 3. Sound Money 6.17 6.66 8.76 8.62 8.74 8.89 8.99
A. Money growth 9.07 (4.63) 8.85 (5.77) 8.60 (6.99) 7.80 (10.98) 7.38 (13.11) 8.29 (8.56) 8.90 (5.48)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.53 (6.18) 9.44 (1.39) 8.44 (3.89) 8.75 (3.12) 8.38 (4.05) 8.41 (3.97) 8.42 (3.96)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.09 (9.55) 8.35 (8.23) 8.00 (9.98) 7.94 (10.31) 9.21 (3.96) 8.86 (5.72) 8.62 (6.88)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.98 3.87 7.06 6.63 6.85 6.66 6.53
A. Tariffs 3.94 2.81 5.79 6.88 6.87 6.81 6.79
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.93 (6.10) 5.80 (6.30) 6.31 (5.54) 7.75 (3.38) 7.80 (3.30) 7.75 (3.38) 7.75 (3.38)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 1.94 (40.30) 1.26 (43.70) 6.31 (5.54) 7.58 (12.10) 7.50 (12.50) 7.46 (12.70) 7.44 (12.80)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 1.36 (21.60) 4.92 (12.70) 5.33 (11.68) 5.30 (11.75) 5.22 (11.94) 5.19 (12.03)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.78 6.00 5.69 4.99
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.14 5.52 5.02 4.76
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.42 6.49 6.36 5.22
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.00 8.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 5.38 4.87 4.52 4.15 4.36
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.49 6.17 5.76 6.38
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 5.38 4.62 3.85 3.85 3.85
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 3.50 3.54 2.85 2.85
Area 5. Regulation 6.06 6.50 6.75 7.67 7.25 7.40 7.38
A. Credit Market regulations 6.17 7.33 8.00 10.00 8.48 7.99 7.97
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.52 6.99 10.00 10.00 6.44 4.97 4.91
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.55 7.57 7.81 7.81
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 7.77 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.86 6.69 5.84 5.95
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.11 6.65 6.72 6.61
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.64 6.30 9.63 9.64
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.47 5.71 6.40 6.35
(i) Administrative requirements 2.91 3.37 4.40 4.50
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.34 5.13 5.13 5.13
(iii) Starting a business 7.78 8.55 8.59 8.80
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.41 3.01 3.68 3.38
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.22 8.59 8.86 8.53
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.16 5.59 7.74 7.74
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Korea, South1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.53 (47) 6.38 (35) 6.79 (52) 7.46 (35) 7.47 (29) 7.32 (45) 7.40 (42)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.97 6.49 6.26 6.66 6.85 6.57 6.41
A. Government consumption 7.29 (15.23) 7.10 (15.87) 6.37 (18.33) 5.55 (21.13) 5.13 (22.56) 5.12 (22.60) 4.99 (23.03)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.59 (2.00) 9.35 (2.90) 7.68 (9.01) 7.10 (11.13) 8.28 (6.83) 7.15 (10.96) 7.15 (10.96)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (22.60) 8.00 (19.20) 6.00 (25.50) 8.00 (18.82) 8.00 (17.11) 8.00 (15.98) 8.00 (15.98)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 1.50 5.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (89) 2.00 (64) 5.00 (44) 6.00 (39) 6.00 (39) 6.00 (42) 6.00 (42)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (66) 5.00 (44) 6.00 (39) 6.00 (39) 6.00 (42) 5.00 (46)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.52 5.45 5.97 6.90 6.50 6.22 6.50
A. Judicial independence 4.68 5.21 4.59 4.18 4.74
B. Impartial courts 5.18 5.26 3.71 3.53 4.38
C. Protection of property rights 5.00 7.40 5.92 5.36 5.97
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 8.11 8.11 8.11 8.11
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.12 8.12 8.19 8.20
H. Reliability of police 6.49 6.49 6.04 6.04
I. Business costs of crime 6.56 6.57 5.57 6.04
Area 3. Sound Money 5.29 6.59 8.27 9.53 9.58 9.61 9.56
A. Money growth 7.32 (13.39) 9.11 (4.47) 9.68 (-1.62) 9.23 (3.86) 9.57 (2.14) 9.23 (3.85) 9.01 (4.95)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.79 (3.02) 9.22 (1.94) 8.87 (2.83) 9.42 (1.45) 9.32 (1.69) 9.46 (1.34) 9.49 (1.28)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.03 (24.87) 8.02 (9.91) 9.55 (2.27) 9.45 (2.75) 9.41 (2.93) 9.74 (1.31) 9.75 (1.27)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.80 7.42 7.19 7.21 7.60 7.36 7.63
A. Tariffs 6.59 7.46 8.35 5.86 5.64 5.62 5.62
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.27 (4.10) 7.73 (3.40) 9.15 (1.28) 9.37 (0.95) 9.35 (0.97) 9.51 (0.74) 9.51 (0.74)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 5.92 (20.40) 7.34 (13.30) 9.15 (1.28) 8.20 (9.00) 7.58 (12.10) 7.34 (13.30) 7.34 (13.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.32 (6.70) 7.64 (5.90) 0.00 (49.37) 0.00 (49.25) 0.00 (53.47) 0.00 (53.73)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.84 7.19 6.98 7.09 7.71
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.18 5.98 4.82 5.12 5.86
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.50 8.41 9.14 9.06 9.57
C. Black-market exchange rates 7.80 9.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 5.00 3.58 5.79 7.76 6.74 7.18
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.16 5.82 5.60 5.34 6.68
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 5.00 0.00 1.54 7.69 6.15 6.15
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 8.72 8.72
Area 5. Regulation 5.05 5.96 6.26 7.01 6.82 6.86 6.91
A. Credit Market regulations 6.13 8.33 8.33 9.33 9.33 9.33 9.33
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.59 4.20 4.84 4.68 4.51 4.84
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.14 8.90 6.67 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.53 4.70 4.71 3.76 4.02 3.55
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.24 7.24 6.17 7.87 7.11 6.96 7.43
(iv) Hours regulations 6.01 6.00 8.00 8.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.56 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 6.24 6.86 6.45 6.73 6.57
(i) Administrative requirements 6.52 3.54 2.73 3.63 3.54
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.65 6.31 3.81 3.81 3.81
(iii) Starting a business 5.38 8.28 9.62 9.72 9.72
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.40 6.51 5.22 5.30 4.44
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.79 9.86 9.99 9.99
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.75 7.48 7.90 7.89
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Kuwait1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.78 (92) 5.09 (70) 7.14 (41) 7.38 (41) 7.26 (52) 7.17 (63) 7.14 (71)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.97 3.15 6.37 6.72 6.18 6.24 6.24
A. Government consumption 3.95 (26.58) 0.00 (40.57) 1.41 (35.21) 2.07 (32.97) 0.68 (37.70) 0.00 (40.80) 0.00 (40.67)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.46 (9.83) 7.08 (11.22) 7.82 (8.49) 7.04 (11.35) 7.94 (8.06) 7.94 (8.06)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (43.50) 2.00 (46.00) 7.00 (21.80) 7.00 (21.80) 7.00 7.00 7.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 1.84 2.73 8.06 7.30 7.10 6.68 6.57
A. Judicial independence 6.98 6.88 6.44 6.52
B. Impartial courts 7.51 6.76 5.06 4.52 5.18
C. Protection of property rights 6.32 6.63 5.72 5.57
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.06 5.06 5.06 5.07
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.80 8.95 8.95 8.91
H. Reliability of police 7.40 6.66 5.67 5.67
I. Business costs of crime 7.70 7.96 7.08 7.24
Area 3. Sound Money 5.18 7.51 8.09 7.84 8.07 7.80 8.30
A. Money growth 7.16 (14.18) 9.95 (-0.24) 9.89 (-0.55) 7.13 (14.35) 9.07 (4.67) 8.45 (7.76) 8.57 (7.15)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 2.07 (19.83) 4.55 (13.62) 2.98 (17.55) 5.06 (12.36) 4.00 (15.00) 3.28 (16.80) 5.22 (11.94)
C. Inflation: most recent year 1.49 (42.57) 8.03 (9.83) 9.50 (2.51) 9.18 (4.12) 9.20 (4.02) 9.46 (2.70) 9.42 (2.91)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.07 7.96 7.56 7.59 7.27 6.89
A. Tariffs 9.20 9.27 8.83 8.84 8.86 8.86
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.20 (1.20) 9.27 (1.09) 9.49 (0.76) 9.53 (0.71) 9.62 (0.57) 9.62 (0.57)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.27 (1.09) 9.06 (4.70) 9.06 (4.70) 9.06 (4.70) 9.06 (4.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.94 (5.15) 7.93 (5.17) 7.89 (5.26) 7.89 (5.26)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.25 7.27 6.11 4.30
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.27 6.90 4.56 5.92
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.24 7.64 7.66 2.68
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 4.61 4.14 4.23 4.11 4.42
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 3.72 3.60 3.03 3.94
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 4.61 4.61 5.00 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.10 4.09 4.70 4.70
Area 5. Regulation 5.13 4.99 5.20 7.47 7.36 7.89 7.72
A. Credit Market regulations 7.41 7.50 7.22 8.33 8.33 10.00 10.00
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.83 10.00 9.67 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 7.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.78 7.16 7.03 6.84
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.53 4.83 4.76 5.14
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.40 7.76 7.02 7.53
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 6.00 6.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 2.77 4.39 4.39 4.39
(vi) Conscription 1.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.30 6.60 6.65 6.30
(i) Administrative requirements 3.16 2.72 2.42 2.87
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 1.65 5.50 5.50 5.50
(iii) Starting a business 8.53 8.73 8.74 8.96
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.13 5.37 4.99 4.21
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.68 8.58 9.35 7.40
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.68 8.68 8.90 8.90
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Kyrgyz Republic1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.54 (82) 6.65 (92) 6.87 (86) 7.16 (70)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.62 7.36 7.84 7.94
A. Government consumption 6.43 (18.13) 6.34 (18.44) 7.06 (16.00) 7.43 (14.73)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.43 (2.60) 8.62 (5.57) 8.82 (4.84) 8.82 (4.84)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (33.25) 6.00 (25.07) 7.00 (23.56) 7.00 (23.56)
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.50 8.50 8.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (31) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.98 4.39 4.73 4.70
A. Judicial independence 1.59 1.52 2.53 3.14
B. Impartial courts 2.44 2.62 2.91 3.33
C. Protection of property rights 3.33 2.37 3.62 3.83
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.10 3.80 3.90 4.22
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.74 6.74 6.26 4.52
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.22 9.18 9.81 9.87
H. Reliability of police 2.11 2.93 3.43 3.43
I. Business costs of crime 3.28 5.99 5.37 5.23
Area 3. Sound Money 8.65 8.21 8.29 8.68
A. Money growth 6.34 (18.28) 7.20 (14.02) 7.76 (11.22) 9.13 (4.35)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.11 (2.22) 7.22 (6.94) 6.73 (8.17) 7.08 (7.30)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.13 (4.35) 8.41 (7.97) 8.68 (6.61) 8.49 (7.53)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.61 6.38 6.65 7.37
A. Tariffs 8.80 8.69 8.47 8.46
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.63 (0.55) 9.01 (1.48) 8.33 (2.50) 8.33 (2.50)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.04 (4.80) 9.08 (4.60) 9.08 (4.60) 9.08 (4.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.72 (5.71) 7.98 (5.06) 7.99 (5.01) 7.96 (5.11)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 2.15 2.49 3.21 6.19
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.98 4.47 5.98 4.57
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 0.32 0.50 0.44 7.80
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.50 4.36 4.91 4.82
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 4.91 3.80 5.03 4.77
(ii) Capital controls 5.38 3.08 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.20 6.20 6.62 6.62
Area 5. Regulation 6.86 6.92 6.84 7.14
A. Credit Market regulations 9.19 7.86 7.77 8.67
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.56 7.57 7.30 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.51 6.46 6.14 6.12
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.35 6.55 5.15 5.93
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.59 8.43 7.90 7.04
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.42 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 4.88 6.46 6.63 6.64
(i) Administrative requirements 1.83 3.45 3.88 4.09
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.97 7.28 7.28 7.28
(iii) Starting a business 9.21 9.64 9.72 9.66
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.53 2.45 2.64 2.75
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.03 8.29 8.62 8.60
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.74 7.65 7.65 7.48
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.85 (91)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 8.47
A. Government consumption 6.37 (18.35) 6.64 (17.44)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.77 (1.36)
C. Government enterprises and investment
D. Top marginal tax rate 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 (24)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 9.00 (24)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.85
A. Judicial independence 4.45
B. Impartial courts 4.59
C. Protection of property rights 4.28
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 7.53
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.21
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.64
H. Reliability of police 5.38
I. Business costs of crime 6.75
Area 3. Sound Money 6.50
A. Money growth 6.10 (19.49)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.38 (4.04)
C. Inflation: most recent year
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.82
A. Tariffs 7.72
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.57 (2.15)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.00 (10.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.60 (8.50)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.72
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.49
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 1.94
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.85
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.87
(ii) Capital controls 1.67
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 6.59
A. Credit Market regulations 8.40
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 8.81
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.91
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.43
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.24
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.79
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.02
(vi) Conscription 1.00
C. Business regulations 6.46
(i) Administrative requirements 4.89
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 7.61
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.28
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.57
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.94
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Latvia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.96 (47) 7.42 (36) 7.13 (64) 7.43 (33) 7.57 (27)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.18 6.35 5.15 5.87 5.87
A. Government consumption 7.65 (13.99) 4.94 (23.22) 5.25 (22.15) 5.18 (22.40) 5.21 (22.27) 5.20 (22.31)
B. Transfers and subsidies 5.80 (15.91) 7.63 (9.20) 3.91 (22.86) 5.76 (16.05) 5.76 (16.05)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.00 6.50 5.50 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 8.00 (26) 9.00 (24) 9.00 (24)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (48) 4.00 (45) 3.00 (47) 4.00 (45) 4.00 (45)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.67 6.72 6.40 6.50 6.61
A. Judicial independence 4.65 4.68 5.01 5.26
B. Impartial courts 6.20 4.58 3.44 3.33 3.60
C. Protection of property rights 3.82 6.46 5.22 5.99 6.20
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.39 6.28 5.53 5.53
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.32 9.00 9.00 9.03
H. Reliability of police 5.53 5.34 6.07 6.07
I. Business costs of crime 6.89 6.98 6.95 7.16
Area 3. Sound Money 6.43 8.55 8.68 8.93 9.18 9.29
A. Money growth 6.81 (15.97) 7.41 (12.93) 9.23 (-3.86) 7.95 (10.23) 8.44 (7.81)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.44 (6.39) 7.93 (5.17) 8.65 (3.37) 6.72 (8.20) 8.75 (3.13) 8.84 (2.90)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.85 (15.74) 9.47 (2.65) 8.65 (6.76) 9.78 (-1.09) 10.00 0.00 9.88 (0.61)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.81 8.15 8.05 8.03 8.34
A. Tariffs 8.33 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.32 (9.20) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.30 7.46 7.49 7.39 8.47
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.30 6.42 6.33 6.14 7.53
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.49 8.64 8.64 9.42
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 7.60 6.73 6.37 6.49 6.44
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.28 6.87 5.77 6.69 6.54
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 6.92 6.92 6.92 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.61 7.22 7.14 7.58 7.75
A. Credit Market regulations 9.61 9.53 8.57 9.13 9.07
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.82 9.59 7.72 9.40 9.20
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.53 5.71 6.71 6.92 7.68
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.33 3.30 2.23 2.23 5.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.93 5.26 5.28 5.22 5.19
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.85 8.30 7.00 8.30 8.15
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 8.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.42 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 0.00 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.69 6.40 6.13 6.69 6.51
(i) Administrative requirements 7.18 3.88 3.80 4.06 4.21
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.73 4.53 4.31 4.31 4.31
(iii) Starting a business 5.00 9.37 9.46 9.56 9.81
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.84 6.44 4.93 5.86 4.67
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.79 7.54 8.49 8.23
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.41 6.75 7.84 7.84
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Lebanon1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.36 (38) 7.06 (73) 7.06 (76)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 9.22 8.45 8.44
A. Government consumption 8.16 (12.27) 7.41 (14.80) 7.38 (14.91)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.73 (5.18) 7.40 (10.05) 7.40 (10.05)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (6.70) 10.00 (10.80) 10.00 (10.80)
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 9.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 8.00 (26) 8.00 (26)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.68 4.02 4.39
A. Judicial independence 2.48 1.76 2.83
B. Impartial courts 2.94 2.20 3.31
C. Protection of property rights 5.76 4.21 5.11
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.16 3.16 3.16
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.62 7.59 7.42
H. Reliability of police 3.94 2.93 2.93
I. Business costs of crime 6.25 4.31 4.71
Area 3. Sound Money 9.33 9.60 9.71
A. Money growth 9.35 (3.26) 9.41 (2.95) 9.81 (0.97)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.78 (3.05) 9.22 (1.94) 9.20 (2.00)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.20 (3.99) 9.78 (1.10) 9.85 (0.75)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.16 6.98 6.58
A. Tariffs 7.09 7.31 7.85
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.67 (2.00) 9.33 (1.01) 9.33 (1.01)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.74 (6.30) 8.74 (6.30) 8.86 (5.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 3.88 (15.31) 3.88 (15.31) 5.35 (11.63)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.06 6.15 4.05
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.80 5.85 5.85
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.32 6.45 2.24
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.47 4.44 4.44
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.79 4.74 4.74
(ii) Capital controls 1.54 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 9.07 7.04 7.04
Area 5. Regulation 6.39 6.23 6.18
A. Credit Market regulations 5.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.11 7.92 7.59
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.57 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.25 4.81 4.81
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.82 7.17 7.17
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.06 5.76 5.94
(i) Administrative requirements 3.35 2.62 3.21
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.32 6.32 6.32
(iii) Starting a business 8.89 8.84 9.05
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 2.90 1.93 2.19
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.92 6.93 6.93
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.98 7.95 7.95
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Lesotho1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.05 (105) 6.13 (126) 6.38 (120) 6.66 (102)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.63 4.85 4.92 5.20
A. Government consumption 2.74 (30.67) 3.82 (27.00) 3.81 (27.06) 3.92 (26.66)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.16 (10.92) 8.71 (5.22) 8.89 (4.56) 8.89 (4.56)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (31.66) 2.00 (44.64) 0.00 (58.60) 0.00 (58.60)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (35) 8.00 (30)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.65 4.48 5.29 5.81
A. Judicial independence 5.00 3.13 5.13 6.39
B. Impartial courts 4.68 3.36 4.28 4.34
C. Protection of property rights 3.95 4.08 4.33 5.72
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 7.10 7.60 7.20 5.58
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.04 3.82 3.93 3.93
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.36 5.46 6.43 6.43
H. Reliability of police 3.74 3.93 6.11 6.11
I. Business costs of crime 3.29 4.49 4.89 7.96
Area 3. Sound Money 8.08 7.84 8.16 7.98
A. Money growth 8.92 (5.38) 8.08 (9.62) 9.03 (-4.87) 8.39 (-8.05)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.10 (2.24) 9.00 (2.50) 9.60 (1.00) 9.61 (0.98)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.31 (3.44) 9.28 (3.58) 9.01 (4.93) 8.93 (5.34)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.99 6.18 5.95 6.54
A. Tariffs 4.57 4.67 4.68 4.69
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 0.00 (17.36) 0.00 (23.76) 0.00 (20.93) 0.00 (20.93)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.02 (9.90) 8.48 (7.60) 8.48 (7.60) 8.48 (7.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.70 (10.74) 5.53 (11.17) 5.56 (11.10) 5.59 (11.02)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.28 5.10 5.19 7.32
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.15 4.81 4.87 4.89
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 3.42 5.38 5.50 9.74
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.11 4.95 3.92 4.15
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.71 6.24 5.59 6.29
(ii) Capital controls 2.31 2.31 2.31 2.31
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.30 6.31 3.86 3.86
Area 5. Regulation 6.89 7.28 7.60 7.78
A. Credit Market regulations 9.92 10.00 10.00 9.67 9.71
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.92 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.12
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 9.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.77 6.56 6.43 6.84
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 7.80 7.77 7.77 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.49 4.34 4.75 4.88
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.38 6.12 5.07 4.97
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.92 6.55 6.55 6.55
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 3.90 5.29 6.71 6.79
(i) Administrative requirements 2.53 3.42 4.90 5.71
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 1.30 6.86 6.86 6.86
(iii) Starting a business 7.19 8.42 8.97 8.97
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.32 3.56 5.16 4.84
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.40 3.12 7.98 7.98
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.68 6.37 6.37 6.37
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Liberia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.22 (65)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 8.25
A. Government consumption 7.72 (13.74) 8.57 (10.86)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.17 (7.20) 8.17 (7.20)
C. Government enterprises and investment
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (31)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.65
A. Judicial independence 5.38
B. Impartial courts 4.90
C. Protection of property rights 5.67
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.87
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.90
H. Reliability of police 4.43
I. Business costs of crime 5.42
Area 3. Sound Money 9.15
A. Money growth 8.72 (6.40)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.74 (3.16)
C. Inflation: most recent year
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.60
A. Tariffs 7.10
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.43 (5.35)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.96 (10.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.90 (7.75)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 0.00
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 0.00
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.29
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions
(ii) Capital controls 9.23
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.34
Area 5. Regulation 8.47
A. Credit Market regulations 9.50
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.71
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 7.77
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 3.09
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.20
(i) Administrative requirements 4.98
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 9.68
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.70
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.44
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Libya1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.56 (156) 4.58 (158)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.17 3.17
A. Government consumption 1.28 (35.66) 0.00 (42.30) 0.00 (59.01)
B. Transfers and subsidies 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Government enterprises and investment
D. Top marginal tax rate 9.50 9.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (14) 10.00 (14)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.61 3.56
A. Judicial independence 3.40 3.40
B. Impartial courts 2.33 2.33
C. Protection of property rights 3.28 3.28
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 1.50 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.62 3.64
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property
H. Reliability of police 1.67 1.67
I. Business costs of crime 2.45 2.45
Area 3. Sound Money 5.81 5.99
A. Money growth 7.75 (11.25) 7.21 (13.95)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 1.02 (22.45) 3.34 (16.66)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.48 (2.61) 8.40 (8.00)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.50 4.69
A. Tariffs
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector)
(ii) Mean tariff rate
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.24 4.88
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.55 5.51
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.93 4.26
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 7.19
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 1.26 2.01
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 2.77 5.01
(ii) Capital controls 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.25 0.25
Area 5. Regulation 5.69 5.48
A. Credit Market regulations 6.67 6.67
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.90 6.25
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 8.33 7.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.32 2.65
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.48 5.39
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.26 6.25
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 3.50 3.52
(i) Administrative requirements 2.42 2.42
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 8.56 8.48
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.00 3.13
(v) Licensing restrictions
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.03 0.03
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.58 (63) 7.37 (43) 7.41 (33) 7.62 (18) 7.81 (15)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.45 6.28 6.79 7.20 7.20
A. Government consumption 4.34 (25.25) 4.44 (24.90) 5.78 (20.35) 4.83 (23.57) 5.55 (21.12) 5.53 (21.20)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.92 (11.82) 6.83 (12.13) 5.35 (17.58) 6.25 (14.26) 6.25 (14.26)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (15.88) 10.00 (9.80) 10.00 (9.80) 10.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 4.50 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33) 10.00 (15) 10.00 (15) 10.00 (15)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 2.00 (51) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (42) 4.00 (42)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.48 6.37 6.45 6.30 6.44
A. Judicial independence 3.96 3.99 4.41 4.78
B. Impartial courts 6.07 4.31 4.28 3.55 4.04
C. Protection of property rights 3.20 6.51 5.58 5.41 5.48
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.45 6.96 6.77 6.77
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.71 9.68 9.69 9.69
H. Reliability of police 4.54 5.27 5.51 5.51
I. Business costs of crime 5.82 7.27 6.40 6.66
Area 3. Sound Money 7.49 7.09 8.83 9.37 9.14 9.41
A. Money growth 7.47 (12.63) 6.96 (15.19) 9.76 (-1.22) 7.95 (10.23) 8.43 (7.87)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.09 (9.77) 8.91 (2.73) 7.97 (5.08) 8.84 (2.90) 9.23 (1.92)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.97 (-0.15) 9.80 (1.01) 9.47 (2.66) 9.74 (1.32) 9.78 (1.08) 9.98 (0.11)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.88 7.99 7.65 7.56 7.89
A. Tariffs 8.50 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.80 (8.00) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.20 7.37 7.35 6.98 8.04
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.20 6.10 5.84 5.19 6.35
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.64 8.85 8.76 9.72
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 7.81 6.20 4.91 5.01 5.10
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.12 6.03 5.24 5.33 5.58
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 7.50 6.15 3.08 3.85 3.85
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.01 7.36 6.80 7.91 8.10
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 7.00 9.92 6.67 9.64 9.86
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.99 9.75 0.00 8.91 9.58
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.23 5.46 7.42 7.36 7.87
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.01 6.70 8.33 8.33 8.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 2.75 3.55 3.66 3.30 4.43
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.17 8.28 8.29 8.25 8.20
(iv) Hours regulations 4.00 8.00 8.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.22 6.26 6.26 6.25
(vi) Conscription 0.00 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.81 6.70 6.32 6.73 6.58
(i) Administrative requirements 7.28 3.34 2.94 3.36 3.43
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.48 4.81 4.05 4.05 4.05
(iii) Starting a business 4.18 8.98 9.15 9.88 9.88
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.29 6.86 5.17 5.62 4.80
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.05 8.56 9.43 9.24
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.14 8.04 8.04 8.08
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 8.05 (3) 8.07 (7) 8.02 (12) 7.60 (24) 7.47 (29) 7.51 (27) 7.65 (23)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.77 4.73 4.78 4.35 4.03 4.50 4.52
A. Government consumption 6.54 (17.75) 6.54 (17.77) 3.15 (29.30) 2.40 (31.84) 1.62 (34.50) 1.26 (35.70) 1.37 (35.35)
B. Transfers and subsidies 2.89 (26.60) 4.47 (20.81) 4.01 (22.50) 3.49 (24.39) 3.23 (25.35) 3.23 (25.35)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (22.00) 8.00 (19.20) 8.00 (19.20) 7.00 (21.91) 7.00 (24.70) 8.00 (19.85) 8.00 (19.85)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.50 3.50 4.00 4.00 5.50 5.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (56) 4.00 (48) 5.00 (39) 5.00 (39) 6.00 (43) 6.00 (43)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (58) 3.00 (54) 3.00 (46) 3.00 (46) 5.00 (49) 5.00 (49)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.83 8.35 8.62 8.09 8.29 8.29 8.37
A. Judicial independence 7.30 7.43 8.49 8.33 8.70
B. Impartial courts 8.20 7.44 7.22 7.07 7.42
C. Protection of property rights 7.60 8.84 8.82 8.52 8.72
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.51 7.46 7.46 7.46
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.10 6.13 6.18 6.18
H. Reliability of police 7.85 8.12 8.57 8.57
I. Business costs of crime 7.66 8.38 8.45 8.30
Area 3. Sound Money 9.05 9.53 9.75 9.47 9.35 9.20 9.49
A. Money growth 9.22 (3.88) 9.27 (3.64) 9.81 (0.95) 9.20 (4.00) 8.87 (5.65) 8.04 (9.82) 8.76 (6.18)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.56 (3.60) 9.52 (1.20) 9.84 (0.41) 9.18 (2.05) 9.00 (2.49) 9.13 (2.17) 9.31 (1.74)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.42 (7.92) 9.32 (3.42) 9.37 (3.15) 9.50 (2.49) 9.54 (2.28) 9.65 (1.73) 9.87 (0.63)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 9.70 9.51 9.46 8.47 8.38 8.12 8.42
A. Tariffs 9.09 8.52 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.93 (0.10) 9.93 (0.10) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.10 8.68 8.83 8.15 9.13
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.20 8.07 8.37 7.25 8.30
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 10.00 9.29 9.29 9.06 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 10.00 10.00 9.56 6.79 6.34 6.06 6.11
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.90 8.59 8.75 8.47 8.62
(ii) Capital controls 10.00 10.00 9.23 5.38 3.85 3.85 3.85
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.90 8.24 7.51 7.61 7.29 7.47 7.46
A. Credit Market regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.33 9.21 9.33 9.33
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 10.00 9.63 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.48 5.80 5.70 5.89 5.99
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.30 2.23 2.23 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.28 4.60 3.93 4.44 3.46
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 6.49 5.55 6.19 5.77
(iv) Hours regulations 4.00 4.00 4.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.38 8.50 8.50 8.50
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.69 6.96 7.18 7.05
(i) Administrative requirements 4.94 4.32 5.53 5.59
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.78 2.01 2.01 2.01
(iii) Starting a business 8.97 9.30 9.31 9.31
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.77 8.47 8.48 7.65
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.34 8.32 8.36 8.36
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.35 9.34 9.38 9.38
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Macedonia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.43 (90) 6.91 (78) 7.17 (63) 7.22 (65)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.71 5.82 6.25 6.28
A. Government consumption 6.03 (19.51) 6.03 (19.49) 5.95 (19.76) 6.06 (19.40)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.81 (12.21) 4.76 (19.74) 4.55 (20.49) 4.55 (20.49)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (35.72) 4.00 (33.80) 6.00 (25.00) 6.00 (29.88)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.00 8.50 8.50 8.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 (24) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (47) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (34)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.27 5.23 5.54 5.68
A. Judicial independence 2.37 3.15 4.21 3.78
B. Impartial courts 3.19 3.44 4.19 4.24
C. Protection of property rights 4.12 4.42 5.92 5.59
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.50 5.10 5.30 6.97
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.55 5.79 4.16 4.16
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.00 8.23 8.33 8.35
H. Reliability of police 4.70 5.26 5.86 5.86
I. Business costs of crime 3.69 6.45 6.36 6.45
Area 3. Sound Money 7.59 7.97 8.30 8.32
A. Money growth 6.01 (19.95) 8.05 (9.76) 9.42 (2.90) 8.99 (5.04)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.36 (1.59) 9.16 (2.11) 9.35 (1.62) 9.33 (1.68)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.99 (0.04) 9.68 (1.61) 9.44 (2.78) 9.94 (-0.28)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.36 7.45 7.61 7.74
A. Tariffs 9.01 8.05 8.24 8.22
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.83 (1.75) 9.35 (0.97) 9.54 (0.69) 9.54 (0.69)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.18 (4.10) 8.46 (7.70) 8.64 (6.80) 8.62 (6.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.34 (9.16) 6.55 (8.64) 6.49 (8.76)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.95 6.98 7.03 7.81
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.56 5.48 5.59 6.03
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.34 8.47 8.47 9.60
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 4.47 4.78 5.15 4.93
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.04 4.39 5.93 5.26
(ii) Capital controls 0.77 2.31 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 7.60 7.63 6.46 6.46
Area 5. Regulation 7.24 8.06 8.13 8.10
A. Credit Market regulations 10.00 9.65 9.41 9.52
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 8.94 8.24 8.56
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.89 7.81 7.56 7.51
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.90 7.23 6.10 6.10
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.06 5.58 5.65 5.09
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.80 8.27 7.85 8.13
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.59 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.82 6.73 7.43 7.27
(i) Administrative requirements 3.20 3.59 4.95 4.81
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.29 5.30 5.30 5.30
(iii) Starting a business 8.98 9.88 9.93 9.97
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.88 4.93 6.28 5.19
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.66 8.01 9.45 9.70
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.92 8.67 8.67 8.67
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Madagascar1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.87 (90) 4.48 (95) 5.96 (89) 5.82 (122) 6.45 (107) 6.70 (96) 6.54 (108)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.13 6.34 7.21 7.66 8.81 8.67 8.32
A. Government consumption 8.25 (11.94) 9.25 (8.54) 9.75 (6.83) 9.22 (8.64) 8.88 (9.82) 8.84 (9.95) 8.44 (11.31)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.75 (1.40) 9.86 (1.00) 9.77 (1.35) 9.35 (2.90) 9.35 (2.90) 9.35 (2.90)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (65.40) 0.00 (53.50) 2.00 (44.73) 4.00 (39.20) 10.00 (11.40) 8.00 (18.20) 7.00 (20.68)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 8.50 8.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 (23) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (36) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (34)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.09 4.78 3.15 3.10 3.27 3.36
A. Judicial independence 3.26 2.10 1.95 2.58
B. Impartial courts 4.35 3.73 2.97 3.02 2.68
C. Protection of property rights 4.32 2.97 3.44 3.45
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 2.08 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.42 2.42 2.42 2.96
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 3.65 5.12 5.25 5.09
H. Reliability of police 4.19 2.43 3.01 3.01
I. Business costs of crime 3.03 4.04 4.48 4.64
Area 3. Sound Money 5.82 5.79 7.17 7.02 7.85 8.06 8.04
A. Money growth 7.38 (13.08) 7.37 (13.13) 7.85 (10.74) 9.32 (3.38) 8.80 (6.01) 8.96 (5.18) 8.89 (5.53)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.89 (2.77) 8.08 (4.81) 8.22 (4.44) 7.44 (6.39) 9.47 (1.33) 9.43 (1.42) 9.49 (1.28)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.00 (14.99) 7.71 (11.46) 7.59 (12.03) 6.30 (18.51) 8.15 (9.25) 8.83 (5.83) 8.78 (6.08)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 1.34 3.44 5.70 6.04 6.08 6.91 6.70
A. Tariffs 4.02 1.73 4.11 6.86 6.69 6.55 6.57
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.33 (8.50) 0.67 (14.00) 4.11 (8.83) 5.23 (7.15) 5.07 (7.39) 4.76 (7.86) 4.76 (7.86)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.70 (31.50) 2.80 (36.00) 4.11 (8.83) 7.68 (11.60) 7.66 (11.70) 7.66 (11.70) 7.66 (11.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.66 (5.85) 7.33 (6.67) 7.24 (6.90) 7.29 (6.79)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.32 6.11 6.02 5.02
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.49 5.31 5.02 5.42
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 3.14 6.91 7.01 4.62
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 8.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 1.52 5.07 5.21
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.01 4.57 5.22 5.64
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 4.20 3.76 4.95 5.22 6.40 6.58 6.28
A. Credit Market regulations 4.63 3.09 6.23 6.05 7.94 8.07 7.71
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 2.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.27 9.26 7.68 4.16 8.81 9.20 8.12
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 9.00 9.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.59 5.00 4.94 4.74
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 1.10 1.10 1.10 0.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.35 5.87 5.40 5.46
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.90 6.89 7.00 6.87
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.22 7.12 7.12 7.12
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 5.01 6.25 6.73 6.38
(i) Administrative requirements 2.75 3.21 4.16 3.74
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.14 6.56 6.56 6.56
(iii) Starting a business 7.74 9.62 9.60 9.12
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.07 3.04 3.22 3.06
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.77 7.35 8.88 7.85
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.59 7.75 7.95 7.95
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Malawi1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.52 (74) 5.37 (64) 4.95 (115) 5.30 (131) 6.26 (120) 5.77 (139) 5.79 (141)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.75 5.78 5.33 6.44 6.90 5.03 5.88
A. Government consumption 5.41 (21.62) 6.65 (17.39) 6.82 (16.80) 7.29 (15.23) 5.82 (20.20) 4.97 (23.10) 6.38 (18.31)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.59 (2.00) 9.48 (2.40) 9.48 (2.40) 9.48 (2.40) 9.77 (1.34) 9.15 (3.61) 9.15 (3.61)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (78.60) 4.00 (38.30) 0.00 (81.30) 4.00 (35.77) 4.00 (39.56) 0.00 (52.81) 2.00 (49.08)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 3.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 6.00 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (45) 3.00 (50) 5.00 (38) 5.00 (38) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 5.00 (38) 5.00 (38) 8.00 (30) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (41)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.62 4.48 5.53 5.01 5.47 5.04 4.87
A. Judicial independence 6.18 5.90 5.57 5.00 5.13
B. Impartial courts 4.91 4.41 5.04 4.36 3.83
C. Protection of property rights 3.23 5.28 5.03 4.79 5.26
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 5.83
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 5.00 5.00 4.20 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.21 3.11 3.01 3.01
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.22 7.64 8.07 8.10
H. Reliability of police 4.25 5.36 4.94 4.94
I. Business costs of crime 4.14 5.81 4.33 3.59
Area 3. Sound Money 6.05 5.59 2.88 3.19 5.73 5.75 5.80
A. Money growth 9.73 (1.36) 7.17 (14.15) 5.05 (24.75) 5.86 (20.72) 6.37 (18.17) 7.38 (13.09) 7.07 (14.65)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.64 (5.89) 7.35 (6.63) 2.37 (19.06) 0.00 (26.01) 8.04 (4.89) 6.07 (9.82) 6.01 (9.99)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.84 (15.79) 7.83 (10.85) 4.08 (29.58) 6.92 (15.41) 8.52 (7.41) 4.54 (27.28) 5.11 (24.43)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.67 5.26 5.26 5.57 6.26 6.19 5.89
A. Tariffs 5.60 6.58 4.96 3.97 5.95 7.11 7.07
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.60 (6.60) 6.20 (5.70) 4.60 (8.10) 4.60 (8.10) 4.60 (8.10) 8.57 (2.14) 8.57 (2.14)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.96 (15.20) 4.60 (8.10) 7.30 (13.50) 7.46 (12.70) 7.52 (12.40) 7.48 (12.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.20 (14.50) 0.00 (34.29) 5.78 (10.54) 5.24 (11.90) 5.16 (12.10)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.92 4.33 5.48 4.24
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.82 5.13 6.07 5.09
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 3.02 3.54 4.88 3.39
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.40 7.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 8.02 7.75
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 0.83 4.39 4.74 4.17 4.49
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.58 6.04 5.61 6.56
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 0.83 0.00 1.54 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.60 6.64 5.37 5.37
Area 5. Regulation 5.49 5.75 5.73 6.28 6.93 6.83 6.51
A. Credit Market regulations 4.65 5.35 5.30 7.94 7.70 7.02 6.47
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 2.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.95 8.05 5.91 5.81 8.09 6.05 4.41
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 6.00 8.00 8.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.57 7.23 7.15 6.94
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.60 4.43 5.57 3.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.56 5.68 4.41 4.95
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.06 7.61 7.24 7.66
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 2.21 5.68 5.68 5.68
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.32 5.87 6.33 6.12
(i) Administrative requirements 3.98 3.92 4.49 4.00
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 1.09 5.26 5.26 5.26
(iii) Starting a business 6.55 7.80 7.79 7.89
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.46 4.27 3.95 3.08
(v) Licensing restrictions 2.97 5.71 8.42 8.42
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.85 8.24 8.04 8.04
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.76 (13) 7.41 (15) 6.78 (53) 7.00 (64) 7.01 (70) 7.22 (56) 7.25 (62)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.84 6.27 6.08 6.03 6.13 6.54 6.59
A. Government consumption 4.52 (24.64) 5.58 (21.02) 5.87 (20.05) 5.03 (22.89) 5.60 (20.95) 5.59 (21.00) 5.80 (20.29)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.83 (4.80) 9.48 (2.40) 8.45 (6.20) 9.08 (3.87) 8.91 (4.50) 8.58 (5.71) 8.58 (5.71)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (37.30) 4.00 (33.80) 2.00 (47.00) 2.00 (45.37) 2.00 (45.20) 4.00 (39.50) 4.00 (36.03)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (60) 6.00 (45) 8.00 (29) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (26) 8.00 (26) 8.00 (26)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 6.00 (45) 8.00 (29) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (26) 8.00 (26) 8.00 (26)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.59 6.52 5.62 6.99 6.86 6.93 7.00
A. Judicial independence 4.51 7.24 6.13 6.45 6.59
B. Impartial courts 6.01 7.35 6.59 6.73 6.93
C. Protection of property rights 4.23 7.93 7.19 7.16 7.25
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.27 5.59 5.00 5.00
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.49 8.01 8.66 8.67
H. Reliability of police 7.51 6.72 6.89 6.89
I. Business costs of crime 7.11 6.56 6.48 6.71
Area 3. Sound Money 9.05 9.00 8.15 6.60 6.52 6.60 6.85
A. Money growth 8.81 (5.94) 8.69 (6.57) 9.12 (-4.39) 9.16 (4.21) 8.93 (5.34) 8.80 (6.00) 8.99 (5.05)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.78 (3.06) 7.92 (5.20) 8.79 (3.04) 7.84 (5.40) 7.51 (6.23) 8.04 (4.90) 9.03 (2.43)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.63 (6.87) 9.41 (2.95) 9.69 (1.53) 9.41 (2.96) 9.66 (1.71) 9.58 (2.11) 9.37 (3.14)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.12 7.25 6.88 7.39 7.49 7.73 7.56
A. Tariffs 6.37 6.76 5.92 6.66 6.92 7.13 7.13
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.87 (7.70) 7.87 (3.20) 9.59 (0.62) 9.67 (0.49) 9.79 (0.31) 9.79 (0.31) 9.79 (0.31)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.88 (10.60) 7.40 (13.00) 9.59 (0.62) 8.50 (7.50) 8.70 (6.50) 8.80 (6.00) 8.78 (6.10)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.00 (12.50) 0.00 (33.30) 1.81 (20.49) 2.28 (19.31) 2.80 (18.00) 2.83 (17.93)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.92 7.03 7.09 7.79 7.20
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.67 6.27 6.31 6.83 5.57
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.17 7.78 7.87 8.74 8.84
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 5.00 3.69 5.89 5.97 6.02 5.89
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.61 7.67 7.13 7.29 6.90
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 5.00 0.77 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 6.18 8.00 7.19 7.99 8.03 8.30 8.25
A. Credit Market regulations 6.30 7.81 7.95 9.66 9.50 9.49 9.59
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.90 8.44 8.85 8.98 8.51 8.46 8.77
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.19 6.60 7.67 7.94 8.04 7.77
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.47 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.65 4.00 5.05 5.82 6.55 5.28
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 7.93 7.53 7.95 7.57 7.46 7.10
(iv) Hours regulations 7.01 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 3.05 4.24 4.24 4.25
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.00 6.63 6.64 7.38 7.38
(i) Administrative requirements 7.13 5.96 5.71 6.61 6.65
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.43 3.47 3.26 3.26 3.26
(iii) Starting a business 6.33 8.83 9.64 9.75 9.80
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.11 7.39 6.06 6.43 6.29
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.25 6.67 9.71 9.63
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.87 8.51 8.51 8.68
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.92 (30) 5.28 (66) 6.19 (80) 6.02 (108) 6.01 (130) 5.92 (137) 5.97 (137)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 8.84 6.43 7.15 7.49 5.77 5.20 5.05
A. Government consumption 10.00 (4.86) 7.31 (15.13) 7.47 (14.60) 8.46 (11.22) 5.31 (21.93) 5.55 (21.12) 5.46 (21.44)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.51 (2.30) 9.97 (0.60) 9.97 (0.60) 10.00 (0.01) 10.00 (0.29) 9.73 (1.49) 9.73 (1.49)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (21.40) 2.00 (45.90) 4.00 (35.07) 4.00 (33.93) 2.00 (45.77) 2.00 (40.70) 2.00 (46.88)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.50 3.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (53) 1.00 (57)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.23 3.02 5.35 4.52 4.49 4.07 4.43
A. Judicial independence 4.43 2.89 3.45 4.60
B. Impartial courts 4.38 3.90 4.23 4.08 4.58
C. Protection of property rights 5.12 4.11 4.00 4.58
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 5.83 5.83 4.20 4.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 1.95 2.63 2.63 2.63
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.38 5.47 5.47 5.54
H. Reliability of police 5.48 3.98 4.70 4.70
I. Business costs of crime 4.59 6.29 3.09 4.07
Area 3. Sound Money 6.04 6.98 8.40 6.12 6.86 6.86 6.93
A. Money growth 8.58 (7.09) 9.10 (-4.52) 10.00 (-0.02) 8.55 (7.24) 9.38 (3.10) 8.46 (7.72) 8.86 (5.69)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.83 (2.93) 9.36 (1.59) 8.72 (3.20) 7.21 (6.97) 8.29 (4.26) 9.09 (2.27) 9.05 (2.36)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.74 (16.31) 9.45 (2.73) 9.86 (-0.68) 8.72 (6.40) 9.78 (1.11) 9.88 (-0.60) 9.82 (0.89)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.74 5.06 5.91 6.01 6.46 6.84 6.97
A. Tariffs 5.23 5.97 7.73 7.30 7.62 7.52 7.52
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.47 (3.80) 6.93 (4.60) 7.87 (3.20) 7.11 (4.33) 7.95 (3.08) 7.65 (3.53) 7.65 (3.53)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.00 (35.00) 5.00 (25.00) 7.87 (3.20) 7.52 (12.40) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.26 (6.84) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.73 5.54 4.76 5.05
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.04 5.02 3.67 4.62
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 2.42 6.05 5.86 5.49
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.00 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.02 2.68 5.09 5.31
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.77 4.96 4.49 5.16
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 2.30 2.32 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 5.73 4.94 4.13 5.94 6.44 6.62 6.45
A. Credit Market regulations 5.29 6.52 4.94 7.93 8.30 8.51 7.94
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 2.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.88 9.57 7.89 7.80 8.89 9.52 7.83
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.58 5.23 5.28 5.16
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 5.00 4.43 4.43
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.58 4.79 5.45 5.56
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.09 6.00 6.23 5.42
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.13 7.57 7.57 7.57
(vi) Conscription 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 4.30 5.81 6.07 6.24
(i) Administrative requirements 3.33 4.04 3.63 3.93
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 1.74 6.43 6.43 6.43
(iii) Starting a business 4.86 7.65 7.84 8.08
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.15 2.56 2.58 3.15
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.75 7.20 8.96 8.88
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.97 6.97 6.97 6.97
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.57 (44) 5.54 (57) 6.76 (54) 7.55 (29) 7.56 (22) 7.62 (18) 7.74 (17)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.67 4.30 6.00 5.85 5.80 5.78 5.74
A. Government consumption 5.88 (20.01) 5.33 (21.89) 5.10 (22.67) 4.58 (24.44) 4.28 (25.45) 4.04 (26.26) 3.90 (26.75)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.81 (12.20) 5.89 (15.60) 5.92 (15.49) 5.82 (15.85) 5.92 (15.47) 6.07 (14.93) 6.07 (14.93)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (28.60) 6.00 (28.80) 6.00 (28.80) 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 0.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (65) 0.00 (65) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (65) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.48 8.37 7.68 7.52 7.04 7.04
A. Judicial independence 7.18 6.89 6.02 6.39
B. Impartial courts 6.77 5.93 5.01 4.89 4.71
C. Protection of property rights 6.92 7.09 6.74 6.55
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.48 4.48
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.04 7.91
H. Reliability of police 7.12 6.92 7.11 7.11
I. Business costs of crime 8.31 8.37 7.79 7.90
Area 3. Sound Money 6.50 7.27 7.00 8.99 9.54 9.52 9.62
A. Money growth 9.68 (1.60) 10.00 (-0.02) 9.94 (-0.28) 6.82 (15.91) 8.59 (7.06) 8.57 (7.14) 8.78 (6.12)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.80 (3.00) 9.74 (0.64) 8.51 (3.72) 9.75 (0.63) 9.87 (0.32) 9.80 (0.49) 9.77 (0.57)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.52 (12.40) 9.36 (3.21) 9.53 (2.37) 9.40 (3.01) 9.70 (1.52) 9.73 (1.37) 9.94 (0.31)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.44 6.11 6.23 8.55 8.13 7.99 8.38
A. Tariffs 6.73 6.73 8.51 9.28 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.73 (4.90) 6.73 (4.90) 9.58 (0.63) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.58 (0.63) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.72 (5.70) 8.80 (3.00) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.47 7.45 7.19 8.35
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.47 7.45 5.71 7.34
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.68 9.36
C. Black-market exchange rates 7.60 9.60 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 0.77 7.45 6.75 6.51 6.73
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.48 6.90 6.72 7.38
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 0.77 8.46 6.92 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.68 5.55 6.23 6.67 6.80 7.76 7.92
A. Credit Market regulations 5.15 4.81 6.62 7.88 9.25 9.33 9.65
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.45 8.43 7.86 3.63 7.75 7.99 8.95
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.09 6.76 7.48 7.71
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 7.23 7.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.14 4.17 4.55 3.91
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.14 6.12 7.13 7.11
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.03 4.39 6.46 6.41
(i) Administrative requirements 2.99 3.05 4.05 4.15
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.78 4.30 4.30 4.30
(iii) Starting a business 8.77 8.99
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.32 5.82 4.98 4.39
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.19 8.19
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.44 8.44
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.67 (79) 5.32 (144) 5.48 (146) 5.63 (144)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 8.00 2.91 3.54 3.58
A. Government consumption 6.01 (19.57) 3.73 (27.32) 3.63 (27.65) 3.75 (27.26)
B. Transfers and subsidies
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (11.56) 0.00 (61.00) 2.00 (45.20) 2.00 (45.20)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.56 4.49 4.19 4.09
A. Judicial independence 4.71 2.69 2.22 1.73
B. Impartial courts 5.12 4.18 2.10 2.37
C. Protection of property rights 4.57 4.27 2.55 2.47
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.50 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.04 6.27 6.27 6.27
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.36 7.53 7.53 7.56
H. Reliability of police 5.27 2.74 3.33 3.33
I. Business costs of crime 5.91 6.10 6.22 5.60
Area 3. Sound Money 7.36 6.49 6.89 7.00
A. Money growth 9.17 (4.15) 8.36 (8.18) 8.24 (8.80) 8.47 (7.63)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.71 (5.72) 3.83 (15.42) 5.15 (12.12) 5.24 (11.91)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.57 (12.13) 8.74 (6.28) 9.17 (4.13) 9.29 (3.54)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.98 6.01 6.13 6.56
A. Tariffs 7.50 7.64 7.64 7.38
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.86 (10.70) 8.08 (9.60) 8.08 (9.60) 7.60 (12.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.13 (7.17) 7.20 (7.01) 7.20 (7.01) 7.17 (7.08)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.00 4.93 4.45 5.63
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.40 4.93 3.70 6.44
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 4.61 4.94 5.19 4.82
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.42 1.45 2.43 3.21
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.43 3.36 3.19 5.55
(ii) Capital controls 0.83 1.00 3.33 3.33
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.75
Area 5. Regulation 6.43 6.69 6.65 6.90
A. Credit Market regulations 8.11 8.01 8.63 8.40
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.22 8.03 8.88 8.21
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 8.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.02 6.38 5.87 6.63
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.30 5.57 4.43 4.43
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.79 4.99 3.80 5.40
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.88 6.81 6.08 7.02
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.13 7.94 7.94 7.95
(vi) Conscription 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
C. Business regulations 4.17 5.66 5.44 5.66
(i) Administrative requirements 6.00 4.88 3.55 3.62
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.68 7.56 7.56 7.56
(iii) Starting a business 4.03 7.79 8.42 9.55
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.77 2.66 2.11 2.26
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.36 8.89 9.22 9.22
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 2.20 2.20 1.77 1.77
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.90 (62) 6.12 (39) 7.57 (22) 7.53 (31) 7.93 (7) 8.08 (6) 7.98 (5)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.63 6.81 7.37 7.19 7.89 7.84 7.59
A. Government consumption 7.14 (15.72) 7.24 (15.40) 7.00 (16.19) 6.62 (17.50) 7.09 (15.89) 6.97 (16.30) 6.94 (16.41)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.37 (6.50) 8.99 (4.20) 8.49 (6.06) 8.62 (5.55) 8.45 (6.19) 8.40 (6.35) 8.40 (6.35)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (36.00) 4.00 (37.32) 6.00 (28.01) 6.00 (29.59) 7.00 (24.53) 7.00 (23.60) 6.00 (25.60)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 7.00 8.00 7.50 9.00 9.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (50) 7.00 (35) 9.00 (25) 8.00 (30) 10.00 (15) 10.00 (15) 10.00 (15)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (33) 7.00 (31) 8.00 (26) 8.00 (26) 8.00 (26)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.28 6.94 5.68 6.21 6.55 6.49
A. Judicial independence 6.18 6.11 6.43 6.76 6.69
B. Impartial courts 7.01 6.42 5.80 5.82 5.98
C. Protection of property rights 4.80 7.63 7.06 6.85 6.82
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 8.70 7.70 8.80 8.27
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.70
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.94 4.55 5.03 5.03
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 1.03 6.10 6.25 6.25
H. Reliability of police 5.49 5.47 5.89 5.89
I. Business costs of crime 6.11 6.54 6.97 6.96
Area 3. Sound Money 4.92 6.20 9.58 9.49 9.28 9.67 9.58
A. Money growth 9.21 (3.95) 7.47 (12.64) 9.64 (-1.81) 9.35 (3.25) 8.82 (5.88) 9.81 (0.97) 9.32 (3.38)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 5.80 (10.50) 9.37 (1.58) 9.51 (1.21) 9.59 (1.03) 8.87 (2.83) 9.59 (1.03) 9.64 (0.90)
C. Inflation: most recent year 4.69 (26.57) 7.98 (10.12) 9.16 (4.20) 9.02 (4.91) 9.42 (2.89) 9.29 (3.54) 9.36 (3.22)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.44 4.51 7.20 7.96 8.29 8.49 8.55
A. Tariffs 3.31 3.14 3.54 7.44 9.17 9.39 9.41
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 3.60 (9.60) 4.93 (7.60) 6.81 (4.78) 7.59 (3.62) 9.71 (0.44) 9.77 (0.34) 9.77 (0.34)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.02 (34.90) 4.48 (27.60) 6.81 (4.78) 8.30 (8.50) 9.72 (1.40) 9.80 (1.00) 9.80 (1.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (91.50) 0.00 (27.80) 6.43 (8.93) 8.08 (4.80) 8.59 (3.52) 8.64 (3.39)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.44 6.99 7.34 7.42 7.37
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.88 6.15 6.43 6.08 6.83
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.99 7.82 8.26 8.76 7.91
C. Black-market exchange rates 2.00 8.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 7.84 7.40 6.66 7.17 7.41
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.75 6.57 6.63 6.88 7.62
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 6.92 6.92 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 8.70 8.74 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 6.59 6.80 6.74 7.34 8.00 7.82 7.72
A. Credit Market regulations 7.28 8.13 9.10 8.75 9.49 9.17 9.22
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.56 6.38 8.29 7.25 8.48 7.51 7.66
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.90 6.93 7.63 7.60 7.16
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.12 10.00 10.00 6.67 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 1.98 2.59 4.61 5.31 4.20
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 3.55 3.52 5.64 6.10 5.68
(iv) Hours regulations 5.85 8.70 8.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.76 7.53 7.53 7.53
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.22 6.33 6.86 6.70 6.77
(i) Administrative requirements 5.93 2.16 4.28 4.83 4.90
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.50 4.40 4.67 4.67 4.67
(iii) Starting a business 5.42 8.44 9.77 9.79 9.79
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.01 6.56 5.62 5.67 4.60
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.25 8.65 6.92 8.37
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.20 8.20 8.30 8.30
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Mexico1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.19 (55) 6.26 (36) 6.45 (70) 6.83 (72) 6.71 (88) 6.79 (91) 6.88 (88)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.69 7.96 7.14 7.11 7.18 7.09 7.80
A. Government consumption 7.83 (13.36) 8.60 (10.75) 7.65 (13.98) 7.51 (14.46) 7.29 (15.23) 7.44 (14.70) 7.30 (15.19)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.94 (4.40) 9.25 (3.24) 7.92 (8.13) 7.92 (8.13) 7.92 (8.13) 7.92 (8.13) 7.92 (8.13)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (43.00) 7.00 (23.90) 8.00 (16.80) 7.00 (22.40) 6.00 (29.26) 7.00 (21.30) 8.00 (19.76)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 7.00 5.00 6.00 7.50 6.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (55) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 8.00 (30) 9.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (47) 4.00 (42) 6.00 (43) 4.00 (43) 8.00 (35)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.29 6.76 4.25 4.96 4.57 4.45 4.24
A. Judicial independence 3.34 4.41 3.74 3.66 3.62
B. Impartial courts 5.18 3.85 3.72 3.69 3.43
C. Protection of property rights 4.38 6.05 5.05 4.94 5.00
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 7.50 7.50 5.80 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 5.00 3.33 3.33 2.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.39 5.39 5.66 5.66
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.89 6.86 7.12 7.12
H. Reliability of police 3.29 2.64 3.03 3.03
I. Business costs of crime 2.28 2.91 2.80 2.77
Area 3. Sound Money 7.70 3.59 6.85 8.08 8.07 8.07 8.06
A. Money growth 6.27 (18.66) 0.00 (51.34) 7.22 (13.89) 8.60 (7.02) 8.48 (7.59) 8.60 (7.00) 8.64 (6.80)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.08 (2.29) 0.00 (43.89) 7.09 (7.27) 9.51 (1.22) 9.61 (0.97) 9.43 (1.42) 9.41 (1.47)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.44 (22.80) 4.37 (28.13) 8.10 (9.50) 9.20 (3.99) 9.17 (4.16) 9.24 (3.81) 9.20 (4.02)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 1.30 7.63 7.47 7.25 7.00 7.20 7.48
A. Tariffs 1.91 7.88 7.48 7.55 6.58 7.04 7.42
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 0.00 (17.60) 8.67 (2.00) 9.37 (0.94) 9.37 (0.94) 9.37 (0.94) 9.37 (0.94) 9.37 (0.94)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.82 (30.90) 7.78 (11.10) 9.37 (0.94) 8.16 (9.20) 8.20 (9.00) 8.42 (7.90) 8.50 (7.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.20 (7.00) 6.32 (9.20) 5.13 (12.18) 2.15 (19.62) 3.33 (16.67) 4.39 (14.03)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.28 7.04 7.23 7.04 7.44
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.40 6.15 6.05 5.61 6.41
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.16 7.93 8.41 8.46 8.47
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 5.00 5.12 4.39 4.20 4.74 5.06
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.70 7.54 6.97 6.38 7.34
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 5.00 1.54 1.54 1.54 2.31 2.31
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.10 4.09 5.53 5.53
Area 5. Regulation 4.97 5.33 6.51 6.75 6.72 7.11 6.80
A. Credit Market regulations 5.62 5.58 9.51 8.86 8.65 9.37 8.89
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 4.87 8.74 9.52 6.57 5.94 8.11 7.67
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.08 4.40 5.74 5.40 5.81 5.41
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.75 6.70 6.67 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.00 4.10 4.65 3.47 4.05 3.63
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.24 5.65 6.89 6.41 6.35 6.32
(iv) Hours regulations 6.51 8.00 8.00 10.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.18 4.82 4.82 4.82
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 5.62 5.65 6.11 6.16 6.11
(i) Administrative requirements 6.73 2.70 3.15 3.08 2.94
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.33 3.79 4.69 4.69 4.69
(iii) Starting a business 3.70 8.95 9.57 9.60 9.61
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.73 6.19 4.16 3.84 3.13
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.48 9.00 9.47 9.49
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.81 6.11 6.26 6.79
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Moldova1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.77 (75) 6.61 (96) 6.64 (100) 6.72 (99)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 8.04 6.56 6.50 6.47
A. Government consumption 7.55 (14.33) 6.15 (19.10) 6.47 (18.00) 6.36 (18.37)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.56 (13.13) 6.07 (14.91) 6.53 (13.22) 6.53 (13.22)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (8.09) 7.00 (21.30) 6.00 (25.40) 6.00 (25.40)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (18) 10.00 (18) 10.00 (18)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (41) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (42)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.30 5.48 5.00 5.01
A. Judicial independence 1.98 1.99 1.59 1.77
B. Impartial courts 2.62 3.34 2.46 2.29
C. Protection of property rights 4.20 3.86 3.60 3.72
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 7.50 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.71 6.07 4.45 4.32
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.73 9.61 9.60 9.60
H. Reliability of police 3.60 3.41 3.48 3.48
I. Business costs of crime 4.88 6.82 6.50 6.57
Area 3. Sound Money 6.65 7.38 7.64 7.83
A. Money growth 5.30 (23.51) 8.06 (9.72) 7.89 (10.56) 8.38 (8.12)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.92 (2.70) 7.96 (5.10) 8.60 (3.51) 8.98 (2.55)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.38 (13.11) 8.52 (7.40) 9.07 (4.64) 8.98 (5.09)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.80 6.81 6.97 7.25
A. Tariffs 8.50 8.64 8.67 8.66
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.15 (1.27) 9.15 (1.28) 9.24 (1.14) 9.24 (1.14)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.96 (5.20) 9.08 (4.60) 9.08 (4.60) 9.08 (4.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.38 (6.55) 7.68 (5.80) 7.68 (5.80) 7.66 (5.84)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.50 5.39 6.00 7.13
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.70 5.48 5.44 5.44
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.30 5.30 6.55 8.81
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 3.21 3.20 3.22 3.22
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.02 4.94 4.70 4.70
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.60 4.65 4.95 4.95
Area 5. Regulation 7.06 6.83 7.10 7.05
A. Credit Market regulations 9.33 9.09 9.70 9.70
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 8.28 9.10 9.09
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.04 5.50 5.54 5.54
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 5.57 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.73 4.11 4.36 4.36
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.48 7.55 7.53 7.53
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.31 6.79 6.79 6.79
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 5.81 5.88 6.05 5.92
(i) Administrative requirements 2.55 3.22 3.19 3.31
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.53 5.43 5.43 5.43
(iii) Starting a business 8.84 9.58 9.76 9.83
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.78 3.56 3.12 2.60
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.76 6.03 6.89 6.42
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.40 7.44 7.93 7.92
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Mongolia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.08 (59) 6.96 (73) 7.20 (58) 7.39 (45)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.58 7.34 7.66 7.88
A. Government consumption 6.41 (18.22) 6.27 (18.69) 6.00 (19.59) 6.89 (16.57)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.90 (8.20) 7.08 (11.23) 7.63 (9.21) 7.63 (9.21)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (7.63) 7.00 (20.50) 8.00 (16.60) 8.00 (16.60)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (30) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (49) 8.00 (29) 8.00 (28) 8.00 (28)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.28 5.67 5.71 5.90
A. Judicial independence 2.62 2.67 3.18 3.58
B. Impartial courts 2.52 3.21 3.06 3.66
C. Protection of property rights 5.00 3.84 4.38 4.46
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.80 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.24 6.24 5.79 5.79
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.07 9.10 9.11 9.11
H. Reliability of police 3.23 4.42 4.57 4.57
I. Business costs of crime 4.73 6.52 6.29 6.92
Area 3. Sound Money 8.31 7.22 7.94 8.53
A. Money growth 8.48 (7.61) 4.74 (26.30) 6.68 (16.62) 9.40 (3.01)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.30 (6.74) 6.17 (9.57) 6.80 (7.99) 7.33 (6.68)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.46 (12.72) 7.97 (10.15) 8.28 (8.60) 7.40 (13.02)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.80 6.94 7.37 7.45
A. Tariffs 9.18 9.13 9.13 9.13
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.01 (1.48) 8.69 (1.96) 8.68 (1.98) 8.68 (1.98)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.16 (4.20) 9.00 (5.00) 9.00 (5.00) 9.00 (5.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 9.37 (1.58) 9.70 (0.75) 9.72 (0.70) 9.70 (0.75)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.62 4.35 4.59 4.95
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.90 5.32 5.51 5.25
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.34 3.37 3.67 4.65
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 3.41 4.29 5.76 5.73
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.75 6.06 5.76 5.67
(ii) Capital controls 3.08 6.36 6.67 6.67
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.40 0.44 4.86 4.86
Area 5. Regulation 7.43 7.64 7.30 7.18
A. Credit Market regulations 9.43 9.50 8.14 7.75
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 9.85 10.00 6.28 5.49
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.05 7.18 6.97 7.06
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 8.90 8.90 8.90 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.00 5.95 4.80 6.16
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.25 7.96 7.89 7.92
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 8.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.17 9.25 9.25 9.26
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 5.82 6.24 6.79 6.73
(i) Administrative requirements 2.92 2.83 3.14 3.62
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.36 6.70 6.70 6.70
(iii) Starting a business 9.12 9.44 9.64 9.79
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.67 3.19 4.21 3.24
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.12 7.44 8.68 8.68
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.71 7.85 8.34 8.34
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.37 (96) 7.33 (40) 7.12 (70) 7.27 (59)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.60 6.25 6.83 6.51
A. Government consumption 3.81 (27.03) 5.24 (22.20) 6.00 (19.60) 6.04 (19.45)
B. Transfers and subsidies
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (25.80) 6.00 (26.30) 7.00 (20.14) 6.00 (28.74)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 7.50 7.50 7.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 9.00 (23) 10.00 (14) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.56 6.47 5.63 5.49
A. Judicial independence 3.50 5.28 3.95 4.06
B. Impartial courts 3.50 5.41 4.11 4.02
C. Protection of property rights 4.50 6.20 5.17 5.11
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 7.70 7.60 6.94
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.80 4.80 4.80 4.80
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.72 7.64 7.68 7.68
H. Reliability of police 4.49 6.52 5.54 5.54
I. Business costs of crime 5.96 8.20 6.20 5.80
Area 3. Sound Money 7.13 8.32 8.51 8.58
A. Money growth 9.94 (-0.29) 9.70 (1.49) 9.65 (1.73)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.24 (6.90) 8.48 (3.81) 9.78 (0.56) 9.80 (0.49)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.14 (4.32) 9.87 (0.65) 9.56 (2.21) 9.86 (-0.71)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.20 7.88 7.80 8.25
A. Tariffs 7.51 8.13 8.13 8.19
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.80 (3.30) 7.80 (3.30) 7.80 (3.30) 7.80 (3.30)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.68 (6.60) 9.02 (4.90) 9.14 (4.30) 9.18 (4.10)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.05 (9.90) 7.57 (6.08) 7.45 (6.36) 7.59 (6.03)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.31 7.23 6.81 8.00
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.50 6.35 5.51 6.77
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.12 8.12 8.12 9.23
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 6.15 6.26 6.79
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.55 5.74 7.33
(ii) Capital controls 6.92 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 5.00 4.98 6.12 6.12
Area 5. Regulation 6.38 7.75 6.81 7.50
A. Credit Market regulations 9.45 9.78 6.67 8.90
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.34 9.34 0.00 6.71
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.76 7.66 7.34 7.23
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 8.90 6.67 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 2.00 5.21 4.98 5.24
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 2.50 6.35 6.63 6.82
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 10.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.38 5.51 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.92 5.81 6.41 6.36
(i) Administrative requirements 4.00 5.06 4.32 4.40
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.00 4.81 4.81 4.81
(iii) Starting a business 9.16 9.66 9.66 9.67
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.00 5.62 4.94 4.42
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.55 3.90 8.32 8.39
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.83 5.83 6.41 6.48
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Morocco1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.42 (77) 5.20 (68) 6.14 (82) 6.42 (92) 6.50 (103) 6.47 (109) 6.42 (118)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.63 5.91 6.32 6.71 6.50 5.87 6.07
A. Government consumption 5.51 (21.26) 6.12 (19.18) 5.10 (22.65) 4.48 (24.75) 4.87 (23.43) 4.71 (24.00) 4.47 (24.80)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.02 (4.10) 9.51 (2.30) 8.16 (7.25) 8.37 (6.48) 8.13 (7.35) 7.29 (10.43) 7.29 (10.43)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (46.80) 8.00 (19.80) 8.00 (18.10) 10.00 (13.60) 8.00 (18.67) 8.00 (17.66) 8.00 (17.66)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 0.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 3.50 4.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (64) 0.00 (87) 4.00 (44) 4.00 (44) 5.00 (38) 5.00 (38) 6.00 (38)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (38) 2.00 (51) 3.00 (51)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.24 3.99 7.68 6.17 5.97 6.11 6.14
A. Judicial independence 4.07 4.28 4.20 4.24
B. Impartial courts 6.37 5.06 4.83 4.15 4.29
C. Protection of property rights 6.26 5.62 6.42 6.15
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 8.33 8.33 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.30 5.09 5.09 5.09
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.65 6.97 7.30 7.49
H. Reliability of police 6.65 5.34 6.44 6.44
I. Business costs of crime 6.60 6.60 7.20 7.41
Area 3. Sound Money 6.26 6.50 6.96 7.10 7.07 7.26 7.35
A. Money growth 8.75 (6.25) 8.09 (9.57) 8.63 (6.84) 8.94 (5.29) 9.29 (3.56) 9.87 (0.65) 9.90 (0.48)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.19 (4.52) 9.06 (2.36) 9.60 (0.99) 9.65 (0.86) 9.18 (2.05) 9.55 (1.14) 9.59 (1.03)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.11 (9.46) 8.87 (5.66) 9.62 (1.89) 9.80 (0.98) 9.80 (0.99) 9.62 (1.89) 9.91 (0.44)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.41 4.73 4.40 6.26 6.79 6.99 6.46
A. Tariffs 1.43 4.78 3.19 4.74 5.55 6.13 6.83
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 2.87 (10.70) 4.27 (8.60) 5.09 (7.36) 7.51 (3.73) 8.44 (2.34) 9.13 (1.30) 9.13 (1.30)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (54.00) 5.30 (23.50) 5.09 (7.36) 6.12 (19.40) 6.38 (18.10) 7.42 (12.90) 7.76 (11.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 1.20 (22.00) 0.59 (23.52) 1.82 (20.45) 1.85 (20.38) 3.59 (16.02)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.88 6.87 7.31 4.79
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.98 5.49 6.16 5.15
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.78 8.24 8.45 4.42
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.80 7.40 10.00 9.42 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 0.00 5.01 4.75 4.52 4.21
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.07 6.30 7.17 6.23
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 7.20 7.19 5.62 5.62
Area 5. Regulation 4.55 4.90 5.36 5.84 6.15 6.12 6.06
A. Credit Market regulations 5.69 6.09 7.32 7.74 7.40 7.00 7.09
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.38 5.26 7.95 9.21 9.20 8.00 8.26
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 9.00 9.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.65 4.52 4.54 4.33
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 0.00 1.10 1.10 0.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.30 5.08 4.47 4.86
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.50 6.65 7.40 6.82
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 2.12 5.29 5.29 5.29
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 6.12 6.52 6.81 6.77
(i) Administrative requirements 3.56 3.86 4.36 4.21
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.40 4.90 4.90 4.90
(iii) Starting a business 9.26 9.42 9.55 9.58
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.08 4.70 5.29 4.84
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.42 8.91 9.38 9.43
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.99 7.33 7.40 7.63
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.45 (129) 5.55 (140) 5.85 (138) 5.81 (140)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.47 5.19 6.39 6.22
A. Government consumption 8.41 (11.41) 5.76 (20.40) 4.53 (24.59) 3.84 (26.93)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.01 (4.14) 9.02 (4.09) 9.02 (4.09)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (45.74) 0.00 (63.51) 6.00 (25.80) 6.00 (25.80)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (37) 5.00 (38) 5.00 (38) 5.00 (38)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.23 4.23 3.95 4.07
A. Judicial independence 2.46 2.83 2.46 2.69
B. Impartial courts 2.68 3.69 3.35 3.46
C. Protection of property rights 4.82 4.17 3.93 4.20
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.61 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.54 6.35 6.98 7.50
H. Reliability of police 3.07 4.32 3.10 3.10
I. Business costs of crime 2.85 5.06 4.07 4.01
Area 3. Sound Money 7.64 5.86 6.44 6.50
A. Money growth 2.88 (35.58) 8.45 (7.77) 7.37 (13.16) 8.48 (7.58) 8.34 (8.32)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.56 (3.59) 8.60 (3.51) 8.14 (4.64) 8.17 (4.59)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.57 (7.17) 7.46 (12.70) 9.15 (4.26) 9.49 (2.56)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.10 6.51 6.64 6.47
A. Tariffs 6.75 7.98 7.94 7.94
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.90 (1.65) 8.80 (1.80) 8.80 (1.80)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.38 (13.10) 7.98 (10.10) 7.98 (10.10) 7.98 (10.10)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.13 (9.68) 7.05 (7.37) 7.05 (7.37) 7.05 (7.37)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.10 5.65 6.30 5.64
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.68 4.82 5.75 5.08
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.53 6.49 6.84 6.20
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.53 2.42 2.32 2.29
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.70 6.38 6.30 6.20
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.90 0.89 0.67 0.67
Area 5. Regulation 4.82 5.96 5.80 5.81
A. Credit Market regulations 7.16 8.94 7.75 7.73
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 5.31 6.82 3.24 3.19
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 2.96 2.76 3.03 3.08
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.80 1.67 3.33 3.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.01 3.90 4.08 3.97
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.25 4.97 4.78 5.20
(iv) Hours regulations 6.70 6.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 4.35 6.19 6.62 6.62
(i) Administrative requirements 2.01 4.33 4.21 3.96
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.31 6.84 6.84 6.84
(iii) Starting a business 5.73 9.46 9.40 9.23
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.09 4.28 3.31 3.03
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.50 4.78 8.56 9.10
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.42 7.42 7.42 7.57
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Myanmar1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.86 (91) 2.69 (113) 3.67 (123) 4.01 (139) 4.18 (152) 5.42 (147) 5.39 (148)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.76 6.33 5.80 5.89 5.68
A. Government consumption 8.28 (11.86) 10.00 (4.10) 8.40 (11.44) 5.66 (20.76) 4.05 (26.24)
B. Transfers and subsidies
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (45.00) 4.00 (34.36) 4.00 (34.36) 4.00 4.00 4.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 8.00 (30) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 8.00 (30) 9.00 (25)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.35 3.50 2.92 2.60 3.19 3.29 3.55
A. Judicial independence 2.67 2.70
B. Impartial courts 3.76 2.80 2.90 2.58 2.73
C. Protection of property rights 2.82 3.41
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 0.00 0.00 1.67 2.50 2.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 1.87 1.87
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.50 6.72
H. Reliability of police 3.10 3.10
I. Business costs of crime 3.55 3.94
Area 3. Sound Money 6.90 4.23 5.53 4.96 5.73 6.48 6.49
A. Money growth 9.26 (3.69) 7.46 (12.70) 6.93 (15.36) 7.10 (14.51) 7.71 (11.43) 7.58 (12.08) 7.58 (12.08)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.59 (3.53) 3.16 (17.09) 5.22 (11.96) 4.60 (13.49) 6.76 (8.10) 9.44 (1.40) 9.48 (1.29)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.75 (1.24) 6.29 (18.54) 9.98 (-0.11) 8.13 (9.37) 8.46 (7.72) 8.90 (5.52) 8.91 (5.47)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 0.18 0.00 0.00 1.81 1.78 5.68 5.11
A. Tariffs 0.53 0.00 0.00 5.42 5.35 5.40 5.40
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 0.53 (14.20) 0.00 (19.35) 0.00 (19.80) 0.00 (57.21) 0.00 (57.21) 0.00 (57.21) 0.00 (57.21)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (19.80) 9.10 (4.50) 8.88 (5.60) 8.88 (5.60) 8.88 (5.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.16 (7.11) 7.16 (7.11) 7.31 (6.72) 7.31 (6.72)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.05 3.75
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.98 4.98
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.11 2.51
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.28 1.28
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 3.85 3.85
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 5. Regulation 3.03 3.04 4.14 4.36 4.39 5.77 6.10
A. Credit Market regulations 0.47 0.50 3.42 4.00 5.08 5.79 5.89
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(ii) Private sector credit 1.40 1.49 3.26 1.99 5.25 7.38 7.67
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 0.00 7.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.48 6.15
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.22 5.22
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.42 7.42
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.26 6.25
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 5.03 6.25
(i) Administrative requirements 3.18 3.24
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 2.72 8.56
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 2.16 2.18
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.82 9.36
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.27 7.89
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.05 (72) 6.38 (72) 6.65 (80) 6.65 (92) 6.76 (92) 6.80 (94)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 1.70 4.92 5.14 6.21 6.19 6.49 6.46
A. Government consumption 3.40 (28.44) 1.50 (34.91) 2.24 (32.40) 4.41 (24.99) 3.79 (27.10) 3.09 (29.50) 2.97 (29.91)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.26 (3.20) 9.33 (2.96) 9.41 (2.66) 8.98 (4.25) 8.85 (4.71) 8.85 (4.71)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (57.90) 4.00 (38.60) 4.00 (32.26) 4.00 (34.27) 6.00 (28.50) 7.00 (24.36) 7.00 (22.25)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 7.00 6.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (36) 7.00 (35) 6.00 (37) 7.00 (37) 7.00 (37)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (36) 7.00 (35) 6.00 (37) 7.00 (37) 7.00 (37)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.33 8.15 6.59 6.68 6.19 6.26
A. Judicial independence 7.18 7.07 6.44 6.12 6.35
B. Impartial courts 7.75 5.94 6.10 5.39 5.72
C. Protection of property rights 5.82 7.46 7.28 6.79 6.80
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.25 6.25 4.82 4.82
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.28 4.76 4.48 4.51
H. Reliability of police 3.63 5.97 4.80 4.80
I. Business costs of crime 4.32 4.94 4.94 5.02
Area 3. Sound Money 5.44 6.07 6.48 6.36 6.61 6.73
A. Money growth 7.57 (12.15) 8.97 (5.17) 8.24 (8.82) 8.39 (8.05) 8.72 (6.39)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.99 (5.03) 8.70 (3.25) 7.40 (6.49) 8.12 (4.71) 9.18 (2.05) 9.28 (1.79)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.33 (8.34) 8.00 (10.02) 9.55 (2.26) 9.11 (4.47) 8.88 (5.60) 8.93 (5.35)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.85 5.13 6.29 6.56 6.84 6.80
A. Tariffs 8.12 6.14 5.40 5.70 6.24 7.07 7.13
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.13 (7.30) 1.63 (12.55) 3.04 (10.44) 5.19 (7.21) 7.48 (3.78) 7.48 (3.78)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.12 (9.40) 7.80 (11.00) 1.63 (12.55) 8.88 (5.60) 8.46 (7.70) 8.48 (7.60) 8.48 (7.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.48 (11.30) 6.00 (10.00) 5.17 (12.08) 5.07 (12.32) 5.26 (11.86) 5.44 (11.40)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.74 6.02 6.29 5.73
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.25 5.80 5.67 6.20
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.23 6.23 6.90 5.27
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 0.00 3.71 3.96 3.99 4.33
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.64 6.58 6.09 7.09
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.50 4.54 4.36 4.36
Area 5. Regulation 6.73 7.43 7.69 7.47 7.66 7.73
A. Credit Market regulations 7.68 9.79 9.99 8.67 8.89 9.26
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.37 9.36 9.98 6.00 7.67 7.78
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.61 7.71 7.96 7.86
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.68 3.57 3.19 2.38
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.18 6.42 6.28 6.53
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.78 8.27 8.27 8.27
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.47 6.02 6.14 6.07
(i) Administrative requirements 2.87 3.98 4.09 4.40
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.45 4.73 4.73 4.73
(iii) Starting a business 6.77 7.71 7.75 7.77
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.80 5.45 4.87 4.19
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.15 8.47 8.93 8.68
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.80 5.80 6.48 6.61
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.77 (34) 5.37 (64) 5.87 (92) 6.50 (84) 6.29 (118) 6.46 (110) 6.54 (108)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.77 5.50 5.30 9.23 8.34 8.22 7.89
A. Government consumption 9.55 (7.54) 9.00 (9.40) 8.60 (10.77) 8.45 (11.27) 8.40 (11.45) 8.44 (11.30) 8.08 (12.53)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.62 (1.89) 9.43 (2.61) 9.47 (2.45)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (37.30) 2.00 (43.20) 2.00 (43.20) 10.00 (14.64) 7.00 (20.25) 8.00 (18.60) 7.00 (20.24)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.01 4.05 3.85 4.33 4.79
A. Judicial independence 5.16 3.63 3.88 4.52
B. Impartial courts 4.42 3.57 3.27 3.18 3.50
C. Protection of property rights 5.09 3.65 3.90 4.55
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.61 0.00 1.80 3.30 4.44
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.37 3.37 3.37 3.37
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.80 8.26 8.33 8.33
H. Reliability of police 3.45 3.21 4.72 4.72
I. Business costs of crime 3.97 3.61 3.93 4.91
Area 3. Sound Money 6.10 6.26 6.97 6.60 6.26 6.42 6.43
A. Money growth 8.07 (9.66) 7.71 (11.47) 9.19 (-4.05) 8.91 (-5.46) 8.34 (8.32) 8.74 (6.31) 8.54 (7.32)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.86 (5.36) 9.48 (1.29) 9.19 (2.03) 8.86 (2.86) 8.72 (3.20) 8.74 (3.16) 8.84 (2.90)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.48 (7.61) 7.86 (10.71) 9.50 (2.48) 8.63 (6.84) 8.00 (9.98) 8.19 (9.04) 8.33 (8.37)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.97 3.87 5.97 6.62 6.43 6.47 6.72
A. Tariffs 4.92 4.81 6.10 6.14 6.29 6.22 6.23
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.27 (8.60) 4.13 (8.80) 6.59 (5.11) 5.97 (6.05) 5.72 (6.42) 5.19 (7.21) 5.49 (6.76)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 5.58 (22.10) 5.48 (22.60) 6.59 (5.11) 7.06 (14.70) 7.54 (12.30) 7.56 (12.20) 7.54 (12.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.64 (13.40) 5.39 (11.54) 5.62 (10.95) 5.90 (10.25) 5.67 (10.82)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.58 4.72 4.93 5.85
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.79 4.90 5.48 4.68
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 4.37 4.54 4.38 7.03
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 6.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 1.82 5.77 4.69 4.73 4.80
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 4.82 4.08 4.19 4.40
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.82 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 5.24 5.83 6.09 6.02 6.59 6.85 6.87
A. Credit Market regulations 4.00 5.56 6.25 7.23 8.21 8.33 8.33
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.00 6.68 8.76 9.68 9.64 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.91 5.90 5.88 5.93
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.40 3.33 3.33 3.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.56 4.13 3.74 3.77
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.86 5.35 5.61 5.92
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.66 2.60 2.60 2.59
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.91 5.66 6.35 6.34
(i) Administrative requirements 3.07 3.13 3.33 3.30
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.18 6.68 6.68 6.68
(iii) Starting a business 8.18 8.68 9.12 9.16
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.20 3.22 3.19 3.13
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.41 5.93 9.50 9.50
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.43 6.35 6.26 6.26
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.29 (10) 7.56 (12) 8.21 (8) 7.73 (18) 7.40 (35) 7.51 (27) 7.63 (25)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.34 4.94 4.46 4.40 3.36 3.83 3.85
A. Government consumption 5.23 (22.22) 5.93 (19.85) 2.54 (31.37) 2.05 (33.02) 0.42 (38.56) 0.91 (36.90) 0.99 (36.64)
B. Transfers and subsidies 2.13 (29.40) 2.32 (28.70) 2.79 (26.97) 4.55 (20.51) 3.02 (26.12) 3.43 (24.63) 3.43 (24.63)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (14.80) 10.00 (12.70) 8.00 (16.39) 8.00 (18.41) 7.00 (21.02) 8.00 (19.84) 8.00 (19.84)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 1.50 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (72) 3.00 (60) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (63) 2.00 (54) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52) 3.00 (52)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.48 8.35 9.62 8.36 8.10 8.03 8.11
A. Judicial independence 9.52 9.05 8.91 8.48 8.78
B. Impartial courts 9.52 8.90 7.32 7.23 7.44
C. Protection of property rights 9.09 9.21 8.06 8.07 8.35
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.11 5.14 5.14 5.14
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.90 7.86 7.95 7.95
H. Reliability of police 7.99 8.51 8.38 8.38
I. Business costs of crime 7.05 7.08 7.05 6.99
Area 3. Sound Money 9.43 9.64 9.57 9.46 9.56 9.66 9.80
A. Money growth 9.47 (2.64) 9.45 (2.74) 9.26 (3.70) 8.87 (5.64) 8.92 (5.40) 9.44 (2.79) 9.49 (2.57)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.35 (1.63) 9.58 (1.04) 9.54 (1.15) 9.30 (1.75) 9.57 (1.08) 9.70 (0.74) 9.91 (0.23)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.90 (5.52) 9.54 (2.31) 9.50 (2.52) 9.66 (1.70) 9.75 (1.27) 9.50 (2.50) 9.80 (0.98)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 9.00 8.81 9.57 8.54 8.56 8.38 8.65
A. Tariffs 8.99 8.44 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.73 (0.40) 9.67 (0.50) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.54 8.15 8.30 7.78 8.65
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 9.25 7.01 7.31 6.36 7.34
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.83 9.29 9.29 9.20 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 8.00 8.00 9.54 7.60 7.61 7.49 7.54
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.85 7.95 7.26 7.38 7.51
(ii) Capital controls 8.00 8.00 9.23 8.46 9.17 9.23 9.23
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.21 6.05 7.84 7.89 7.42 7.63 7.74
A. Credit Market regulations 9.44 9.26 10.00 9.99 8.87 8.94 9.07
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.33 7.78 10.00 9.96 8.61 8.83 9.22
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 2.97 2.83 5.19 6.67 6.72 7.05 7.36
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.47 8.30 6.67 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.38 2.58 3.17 3.57 3.42 3.30
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 4.49 4.40 4.14 4.09 4.24 4.18
(iv) Hours regulations 2.73 2.46 4.51 6.00 6.00 8.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.42 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.32 7.02 6.67 6.89 6.79
(i) Administrative requirements 7.73 3.64 4.15 4.91 4.90
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 9.10 5.99 1.57 1.57 1.57
(iii) Starting a business 7.58 9.40 9.52 9.82 9.82
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.88 8.91 8.34 8.11 7.56
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.01 7.85 8.29 8.29
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.20 8.58 8.62 8.62
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.44 (20) 7.86 (9) 8.52 (5) 8.44 (3) 8.08 (4) 8.36 (3) 8.35 (3)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.82 5.30 6.68 6.24 4.91 6.44 6.39
A. Government consumption 5.12 (22.59) 5.54 (21.17) 4.84 (23.56) 4.87 (23.45) 4.00 (26.40) 4.59 (24.40) 4.40 (25.05)
B. Transfers and subsidies 4.17 (21.90) 2.64 (27.50) 6.90 (11.87) 7.10 (11.16) 2.63 (27.55) 6.17 (14.56) 6.17 (14.56)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (30.80) 6.00 (25.30) 10.00 (14.84) 8.00 (16.17) 8.00 (19.10) 8.00 (16.66) 8.00 (16.66)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 7.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (62) 7.00 (33) 5.00 (39) 5.00 (39) 5.00 (36) 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (33) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (37) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (34)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 8.04 8.35 9.10 8.70 8.69 8.77 8.73
A. Judicial independence 9.19 8.86 9.55 9.58 9.47
B. Impartial courts 9.19 8.15 7.59 7.83 7.63
C. Protection of property rights 7.15 8.66 8.07 8.26 8.49
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 9.65 9.17 9.17 9.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.50 7.48 7.18 7.18
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.93 9.93 9.95 9.95
H. Reliability of police 7.46 8.67 9.14 9.14
I. Business costs of crime 8.08 7.76 7.79 7.56
Area 3. Sound Money 6.31 8.64 9.54 9.65 9.65 9.49 9.45
A. Money growth 9.11 (4.46) 7.25 (13.76) 9.19 (4.06) 9.73 (1.36) 9.84 (-0.81) 9.10 (4.52) 8.85 (5.75)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.20 (2.00) 7.84 (5.39) 9.48 (1.29) 9.47 (1.33) 9.34 (1.66) 9.14 (2.15) 9.15 (2.13)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.93 (15.36) 9.46 (2.70) 9.48 (2.62) 9.39 (3.04) 9.42 (2.91) 9.74 (1.30) 9.82 (0.91)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.62 8.85 9.32 8.73 8.67 8.45 8.65
A. Tariffs 7.87 6.56 9.01 8.88 9.10 9.16 9.16
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.33 (2.50) 8.87 (1.70) 9.47 (0.79) 9.30 (1.04) 8.81 (1.79) 8.91 (1.63) 8.91 (1.63)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.40 (13.00) 7.10 (14.50) 9.47 (0.79) 9.00 (5.00) 9.58 (2.10) 9.60 (2.00) 9.60 (2.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 3.72 (15.70) 8.24 (4.40) 8.33 (4.17) 8.92 (2.69) 8.97 (2.58) 8.96 (2.60)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.38 8.90 8.86 8.09 8.73
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 9.09 9.04 8.95 7.43 8.74
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.67 8.76 8.76 8.76 8.72
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 10.00 8.89 7.15 6.72 6.56 6.73
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.32 7.84 7.36 6.89 7.40
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 10.00 8.46 7.69 6.92 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 5.90 5.86 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.38 8.18 7.94 8.86 8.49 8.63 8.51
A. Credit Market regulations 6.18 9.59 9.83 10.00 9.61 9.89 9.90
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.54 8.77 9.49 10.00 8.84 9.67 9.70
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.58 6.78 5.92 8.51 8.51 8.66 8.48
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.62 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.62 3.07 4.46 4.54 5.09 4.14
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 8.05 7.68 7.61 7.95 7.82
(iv) Hours regulations 4.57 4.31 4.84 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.09 8.08 7.36 7.34 7.15
(i) Administrative requirements 7.47 4.13 5.01 5.09 4.76
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.80 6.13 2.04 2.04 2.04
(iii) Starting a business 7.85 9.61 9.96 9.98 9.98
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 9.23 9.60 9.27 9.25 8.45
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.81 9.81 9.40 9.40
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.22 8.07 8.30 8.30
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.52 (98) 2.92 (111) 6.74 (57) 7.19 (55) 7.24 (54) 7.43 (33) 7.39 (45)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.03 3.43 6.81 7.87 8.30 8.64 8.65
A. Government consumption 6.09 (19.29) 0.00 (42.57) 6.72 (17.14) 8.47 (11.19) 9.35 (8.21) 9.55 (7.54) 9.59 (7.40)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.02 (4.10) 8.28 (6.80) 8.53 (5.88) 10.00 (0.40) 9.84 (1.08) 10.00 (0.47) 10.00 (0.47)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (71.90) 2.00 (45.30) 6.00 (25.50) 7.00 (24.30) 6.00 (27.60) 7.00 (21.08) 7.00 (22.32)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 6.00 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (50) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (44) 4.00 (44) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.58 3.99 4.06 4.29 4.53 4.69 4.53
A. Judicial independence 0.81 1.34 2.09 1.13
B. Impartial courts 4.16 1.91 2.29 3.24 2.43
C. Protection of property rights 2.08 4.06 3.69 3.50 3.74
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.89 5.00 5.00 4.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 5.83 5.83 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.77 5.75 4.92 4.93
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.51 7.73 7.26 7.26
H. Reliability of police 5.45 4.13 4.50 4.50
I. Business costs of crime 4.60 5.04 5.85 6.79
Area 3. Sound Money 5.78 0.00 8.66 8.85 8.29 8.57 8.88
A. Money growth 5.91 (20.47) 0.00 (1589.23) 7.58 (12.11) 8.34 (8.30) 6.55 (17.27) 7.87 (10.67) 8.07 (9.64)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 4.56 (13.61) 0.00 (4792.48) 9.26 (1.85) 8.96 (2.59) 7.70 (5.74) 7.84 (5.40) 8.67 (3.34)
C. Inflation: most recent year 2.68 (36.62) 0.00 (5012.69) 7.81 (10.94) 8.08 (9.60) 8.91 (5.45) 8.57 (7.14) 8.79 (6.04)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 0.70 4.70 7.64 7.64 7.82 7.84 7.58
A. Tariffs 2.10 6.09 8.77 8.31 8.49 8.46 8.48
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.20 (8.70) 7.13 (4.30) 8.84 (1.74) 9.16 (1.26) 9.51 (0.73) 9.56 (0.66) 9.56 (0.66)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (54.00) 5.04 (24.80) 8.84 (1.74) 8.64 (6.80) 8.88 (5.60) 8.84 (5.80) 8.86 (5.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 8.12 (4.70) 7.13 (7.17) 7.07 (7.34) 6.98 (7.54) 7.01 (7.47)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.78 4.24 5.83 5.94 4.83
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.78 3.70 4.94 4.73 4.38
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 4.77 6.72 7.16 5.28
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 7.99 8.02 6.98 6.94 7.03
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.30 6.37 5.57 5.42 5.70
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 7.69 7.69 5.38 5.38 5.38
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 2.47 6.53 7.32 7.26 7.42 7.32
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 0.00 8.05 9.33 9.51 9.58 9.48
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 0.00 7.10 9.00 9.54 9.73 9.43
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 0.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.60 7.17 6.44 6.41 6.53
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.63 7.80 6.67 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.12 5.70 5.39 5.23 5.49
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.65 7.58 6.34 6.30 6.77
(iv) Hours regulations 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.96 6.26 6.26 6.25
(vi) Conscription 5.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.94 5.46 5.81 6.27 5.95
(i) Administrative requirements 6.03 3.24 3.74 3.89 2.96
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.18 4.62 5.92 5.92 5.92
(iii) Starting a business 4.10 7.37 7.62 8.81 8.83
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.45 4.80 3.34 3.76 2.80
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.44 6.59 7.54 7.54
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.31 7.68 7.68 7.68
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.95 (61) 5.04 (73) 5.44 (106) 5.38 (130) 6.02 (129) 6.40 (118) 6.05 (129)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.88 3.81 3.96 7.35 9.00 6.36 6.39
A. Government consumption 8.19 (12.15) 7.63 (14.06) 7.91 (13.10) 8.04 (12.65) 7.15 (15.70) 6.62 (17.50) 6.72 (17.15)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.46 (2.50) 10.00 (0.38) 9.84 (1.09) 9.84 (1.09) 9.84 (1.09)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (79.90) 0.00 (64.80) 0.00 (58.50) 4.00 (33.80) 10.00 (14.98) 4.00 (33.60) 4.00 (30.49)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (48) 3.00 (46)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.67 5.30 4.50 4.11 3.95 5.72 4.11
A. Judicial independence
B. Impartial courts 3.49 4.10 4.60 4.20 4.34
C. Protection of property rights 8.23
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 5.00 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.74 2.74 3.16 3.16
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.36 5.72 6.38 6.38
H. Reliability of police 9.06
I. Business costs of crime 8.06
Area 3. Sound Money 4.90 7.08 8.25 6.47 6.61 6.72 6.79
A. Money growth 5.92 (20.42) 9.78 (-1.10) 9.04 (-4.78) 8.98 (-5.11) 7.82 (10.88) 8.06 (9.72) 8.04 (9.80)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.86 (5.35) 8.86 (2.85) 9.54 (1.14) 8.46 (3.85) 8.77 (3.07) 9.28 (1.81) 9.26 (1.84)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.84 (20.82) 9.68 (-1.60) 9.42 (2.90) 8.44 (7.80) 9.84 (0.80) 9.54 (2.30) 9.84 (-0.79)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.67 4.22 5.87 4.10 4.37 6.03 5.67
A. Tariffs 4.40 3.47 7.60 5.19 6.24 6.24 6.24
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.40 (8.40) 3.47 (9.80) 0.86 (13.71) 3.82 (9.27) 3.82 (9.27) 3.82 (9.27)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.46 (12.70) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.26 (6.84) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 1.22 1.22 4.75 3.31
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.83
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 1.22 1.22 1.66 3.31
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.11 3.11
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.98 6.98
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 1.59 1.59
Area 5. Regulation 4.64 4.79 4.61 4.88 6.17 7.15 7.29
A. Credit Market regulations 4.30 6.13 5.67 7.54 9.69 9.64 9.38
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.91 8.38 8.01 8.63 9.37 9.28 8.76
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 2.00 8.00 4.00 4.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.14 3.85 4.72 4.26
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 1.10 0.00 1.67 1.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.17
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.08
(iv) Hours regulations 4.70 6.00 6.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.76 9.40 7.38 7.38
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 3.97 4.97 7.09 8.23
(i) Administrative requirements 5.49
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 3.35 6.34 7.10 8.66
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism
(v) Licensing restrictions 1.60 1.59 8.78 9.06
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.97 6.97 6.97 6.97
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.46 (100) 3.52 (105) 5.30 (109) 5.98 (111) 6.17 (125) 6.45 (112) 6.45 (113)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.19 2.49 6.19 6.72 6.80 6.92 6.97
A. Government consumption 6.58 (17.64) 5.48 (21.37) 7.56 (14.28) 9.15 (8.91) 8.35 (11.60) 8.79 (10.10) 9.00 (9.41)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.86 (1.02) 9.87 (0.99) 9.87 (0.99)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (50.90) 0.00 (88.10) 2.00 (47.28) 2.00 (45.28) 2.00 (46.82) 2.00 2.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 2.00 9.00 9.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (70) 2.00 (55) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (24) 9.00 (24)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 5.00 (37) 5.00 (36) 5.00 (38)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.06 2.93 3.60 3.63 3.95 3.36 3.73
A. Judicial independence 3.59 4.52 3.45 3.86
B. Impartial courts 3.56 3.74 4.78 3.47 3.82
C. Protection of property rights 2.52 4.66 3.69 3.99 4.69
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 2.78 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.08 5.08 3.12 3.12
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 3.45 3.45 3.68 5.23
H. Reliability of police 2.91 3.33 2.70 2.70
I. Business costs of crime 3.14 4.04 3.16 3.50
Area 3. Sound Money 5.91 4.14 5.37 6.41 6.59 7.63 7.95
A. Money growth 6.70 (16.51) 6.06 (19.72) 5.93 (20.35) 7.74 (11.30) 6.11 (19.46) 9.02 (4.88) 9.77 (-1.15)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.44 (1.39) 1.93 (20.18) 1.95 (20.12) 6.46 (8.86) 8.00 (4.99) 8.18 (4.56) 8.64 (3.41)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.52 (12.42) 8.57 (7.16) 8.61 (6.93) 6.43 (17.86) 7.26 (13.72) 8.30 (8.48) 8.39 (8.06)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 1.30 2.96 4.92 5.95 6.39 6.96 6.03
A. Tariffs 3.91 3.49 3.76 7.04 7.26 7.24 7.07
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.33 (8.50) 7.33 (4.00)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.48 (32.60) 3.14 (34.30) 7.68 (11.60) 7.66 (11.70) 7.66 (11.70) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (30.80) 3.76 (15.60) 6.40 (9.00) 6.86 (7.84) 6.82 (7.96) 6.53 (8.69)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.20 4.80 5.18 6.02 2.51
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.20 4.48 4.65 5.92 5.03
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.11 5.72 6.13 0.00
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 5.40 5.68 7.86 9.42 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 7.04 4.11 3.68 4.56 4.54
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.69 6.93 6.05 6.34 6.29
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 5.38 5.38 5.00 5.83 5.83
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 1.51 1.51
Area 5. Regulation 4.82 5.08 6.42 7.20 7.10 7.37 7.57
A. Credit Market regulations 2.00 3.56 6.53 9.81 8.41 9.11 9.56
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.69 6.60 9.44 9.22 8.34 8.67
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 2.00 0.00 8.00 10.00 6.00 9.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.22 8.11 8.02 8.22 8.44
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.79 10.00 7.77 8.90 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.15 6.62 6.93 6.92 7.26
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.93 6.69 7.36 7.43 7.36
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.36 6.05 6.05 6.05
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.50 3.66 4.88 4.78 4.71
(i) Administrative requirements 7.83 3.72 4.38 3.51 3.30
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.03 3.16 4.94 4.94 4.94
(iii) Starting a business 5.12 8.05 8.17 8.68 8.68
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.03 3.89 3.20 2.42 2.19
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.16 8.62 9.14 9.14
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Norway1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.72 (36) 6.99 (20) 7.27 (40) 7.73 (18) 7.41 (33) 7.51 (27) 7.51 (32)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.87 2.94 3.25 5.69 4.80 5.02 5.02
A. Government consumption 3.36 (28.57) 3.06 (29.59) 2.76 (30.62) 2.13 (32.75) 1.81 (33.83) 1.53 (34.80) 1.51 (34.88)
B. Transfers and subsidies 4.11 (22.10) 2.70 (27.30) 4.76 (19.72) 5.11 (18.44) 4.88 (19.30) 5.07 (18.61) 5.07 (18.61)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (35.90) 4.00 (37.40) 2.00 (43.10) 10.00 (14.50) 7.00 (20.12) 8.00 (18.36) 8.00 (18.36)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 2.00 3.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (75) 3.00 (51) 5.00 (48) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (39) 7.00 (39)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (64) 2.00 (64) 4.00 (54) 4.00 (54) 4.00 (54) 4.00 (54)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.05 8.35 8.85 8.97 8.65 8.59 8.69
A. Judicial independence 8.35 8.86 8.80 8.91 9.17
B. Impartial courts 8.68 8.81 7.33 7.06 7.52
C. Protection of property rights 7.20 8.83 8.22 8.32 8.31
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.53 7.75 7.75 7.75
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.16 9.12 9.12 9.12
H. Reliability of police 8.63 8.34 8.44 8.44
I. Business costs of crime 8.93 8.32 7.68 7.92
Area 3. Sound Money 6.43 8.73 9.03 9.20 9.32 9.42 9.63
A. Money growth 9.41 (2.93) 6.77 (16.13) 9.17 (4.17) 8.64 (6.80) 9.93 (-0.33) 9.80 (0.99) 9.95 (0.25)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.95 (2.63) 8.91 (2.72) 7.55 (6.11) 8.45 (3.87) 7.82 (5.44) 8.31 (4.22) 8.98 (2.56)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.38 (13.12) 9.23 (3.87) 9.38 (3.09) 9.70 (1.52) 9.52 (2.40) 9.57 (2.13) 9.59 (2.03)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.89 8.88 8.43 7.38 7.29 7.33 7.01
A. Tariffs 9.28 8.63 7.55 6.07 6.16 6.12 6.12
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.80 (0.30) 9.80 (0.30) 9.88 (0.17) 9.92 (0.12) 9.89 (0.16) 9.89 (0.16) 9.89 (0.16)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.76 (6.20) 8.86 (5.70) 9.88 (0.17) 8.28 (8.60) 8.60 (7.00) 8.46 (7.70) 8.46 (7.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.24 (6.90) 3.36 (16.60) 0.00 (37.41) 0.00 (29.75) 0.00 (32.26) 0.00 (33.26)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.32 7.02 7.07 7.47 6.16
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.80 4.90 4.99 5.89 5.10
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.83 9.14 9.14 9.06 7.23
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 8.00 7.84 6.43 5.93 5.72 5.74
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.76 7.42 6.64 6.66 6.74
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 8.00 6.92 5.38 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.50 6.53 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.35 6.08 6.79 7.42 7.00 7.20 7.22
A. Credit Market regulations 7.19 8.51 9.00 9.67 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 5.56 7.53 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 7.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.52 3.64 3.79 4.86 4.34 4.40 4.46
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.00 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.88 2.05 2.83 2.94 3.08 3.21
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 4.03 4.63 4.17 4.43 4.65
(iv) Hours regulations 4.40 3.52 4.84 6.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.79 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 7.59 7.74 6.67 7.19 7.21
(i) Administrative requirements 6.08 4.70 3.78 4.75 5.21
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.70 7.09 2.05 2.05 2.05
(iii) Starting a business 6.83 9.67 9.69 9.81 9.85
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.73 9.26 8.67 8.57 7.97
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.72 6.78 8.92 9.12
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.02 9.02 9.07 9.07
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.41 (34) 7.53 (28) 7.54 (30) 7.28 (48) 7.20 (58) 7.27 (59)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.90 4.84 5.31 4.94 5.19 4.53 4.53
A. Government consumption 0.00 (47.45) 0.00 (58.84) 1.65 (34.40) 0.34 (38.84) 1.12 (36.20) 0.00 (41.48) 0.00 (44.75)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.59 (2.00) 9.35 (2.90) 9.61 (1.92) 9.40 (2.69) 9.65 (1.80) 8.13 (7.35) 8.13 (7.35)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (58.80) 0.00 (59.19) 0.00 (62.99) 0.00 (65.34) 0.00 0.00 0.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (15) 10.00 (17)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.21 8.03 7.46 7.58 7.35 7.16
A. Judicial independence 6.83 6.84 5.85
B. Impartial courts 7.43 6.80 6.34 5.58 5.00
C. Protection of property rights 7.54 7.07 6.81
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.14 5.14 5.14 5.14
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.71 8.71 8.71 8.71
H. Reliability of police 8.22 7.60 7.60
I. Business costs of crime 8.77 8.58 8.66
Area 3. Sound Money 5.40 7.67 8.31 8.68 7.29 7.95 8.78
A. Money growth 9.35 (3.25) 9.47 (-2.67) 9.62 (-1.92) 8.75 (6.23) 7.57 (12.13) 8.97 (5.17) 8.98 (5.09)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 2.24 (19.39) 4.54 (13.65) 3.88 (15.31) 6.32 (9.19) 2.21 (19.47) 3.10 (17.24) 6.33 (9.18)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (51.11) 6.68 (16.62) 9.75 (-1.27) 9.63 (1.86) 9.36 (3.20) 9.75 (1.25) 9.80 (1.01)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.11 8.68 7.92 8.05 7.98 7.94
A. Tariffs 9.33 9.38 7.70 7.92 8.62 8.77
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.33 (1.00) 9.55 (0.67) 9.45 (0.83) 9.41 (0.89) 9.63 (0.56) 9.63 (0.56)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.55 (0.67) 9.24 (3.80) 8.90 (5.50) 9.06 (4.70) 9.06 (4.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 9.52 (1.20) 4.40 (13.99) 5.44 (11.40) 7.18 (7.05) 7.61 (5.97)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.70 7.64 7.45 7.04
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.51 6.13 7.31
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.70 8.76 8.76 6.77
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 6.67 7.28 6.67 5.84 5.97
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.32 6.14 6.53
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 6.67 6.67 5.83 5.83 5.83
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 7.90 7.85 5.53 5.53
Area 5. Regulation 7.14 7.24 7.30 8.72 8.27 8.18 7.93
A. Credit Market regulations 8.89 9.28 9.45 10.00 8.95 10.00 9.83
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.79 9.85 8.34 10.00 9.84 10.00 9.50
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 7.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.91 8.75 7.50 7.33
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.12 4.40 5.41
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.38 7.67 7.70
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 10.00 4.00 2.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.63 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.26 7.11 7.04 6.63
(i) Administrative requirements 5.42 5.27 4.17
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.26 3.26 3.26
(iii) Starting a business 6.98 8.82 9.07 8.84
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.85 7.02 5.90
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.37 8.00 8.36 8.36
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.42 9.31 9.24 9.24
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Pakistan1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.30 (80) 4.87 (84) 5.41 (107) 6.18 (103) 6.29 (118) 6.27 (125) 6.01 (133)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.03 5.14 7.19 8.26 8.68 8.34 7.85
A. Government consumption 8.60 (10.77) 6.62 (17.49) 7.91 (13.12) 9.11 (9.04) 9.16 (8.84) 8.26 (11.90) 8.29 (11.81)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.54 (2.20) 8.94 (4.40) 9.85 (1.05) 9.92 (0.79) 9.55 (2.17) 9.11 (3.77) 9.11 (3.77)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (65.30) 2.00 (49.40) 4.00 (35.29) 7.00 (24.89) 6.00 (26.20) 6.00 (25.70) 6.00 (25.08)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 3.00 7.00 7.00 10.00 10.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (55) 3.00 (50) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 8.00 (30)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.54 2.68 4.84 4.04 4.27 4.17 3.96
A. Judicial independence 3.79 4.89 4.70 4.27
B. Impartial courts 4.26 3.39 3.72 3.64 3.41
C. Protection of property rights 4.50 4.08 3.79 4.12
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.28 0.42 2.50 3.33 2.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.83 5.83 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.55 3.55 3.60 3.60
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.95 6.52 6.56 6.59
H. Reliability of police 4.13 3.60 3.07 3.07
I. Business costs of crime 4.66 3.69 3.05 3.04
Area 3. Sound Money 6.39 7.87 6.15 6.04 6.04 6.03 6.21
A. Money growth 8.05 (9.75) 8.72 (6.40) 8.55 (7.27) 6.92 (15.40) 8.94 (5.29) 8.26 (8.72) 8.40 (8.01)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.33 (1.67) 9.05 (2.38) 6.91 (7.73) 9.05 (2.38) 8.00 (5.01) 7.40 (6.49) 7.90 (5.26)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.19 (9.06) 8.71 (6.45) 9.13 (4.37) 8.19 (9.06) 7.22 (13.88) 8.46 (7.69) 8.56 (7.19)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.20 3.07 2.85 6.11 5.85 6.38 5.81
A. Tariffs 0.00 0.00 2.79 6.42 4.99 6.87 6.95
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 0.00 (15.30) 0.00 (15.21) 6.18 (5.73) 6.59 (5.12) 7.75 (3.37) 7.79 (3.32) 7.93 (3.10)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (77.60) 0.00 (58.80) 6.18 (5.73) 7.08 (14.60) 7.22 (13.90) 7.30 (13.50) 7.32 (13.40)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (34.00) 1.52 (21.20) 5.60 (11.01) 0.00 (27.11) 5.52 (11.21) 5.60 (10.99)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.35 6.09 6.47 3.81
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.56 4.89 5.66 5.05
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.13 7.28 7.28 2.56
C. Black-market exchange rates 4.60 7.20 5.00 8.93 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 0.77 2.76 2.31 2.18 2.46
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.70 5.40 5.17 6.03
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.80 0.77 0.59 0.59
Area 5. Regulation 5.35 5.61 6.00 6.43 6.60 6.44 6.24
A. Credit Market regulations 4.29 4.97 6.00 8.92 8.56 8.52 8.10
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.87 8.90 7.99 8.75 7.68 7.56 6.31
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.74 5.77 5.49 5.22
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.20 2.23 1.10 1.10
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.96 5.72 5.22 5.46
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.63 6.09 6.03 6.19
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.66 2.60 2.60 2.59
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 4.64 5.46 5.32 5.40
(i) Administrative requirements 3.45 3.62 3.43 3.78
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 1.91 5.95 5.95 5.95
(iii) Starting a business 9.01 9.21 9.29 9.29
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.52 3.41 3.06 3.20
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.25 6.82 6.84 6.83
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.72 3.72 3.34 3.34
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Panama1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.09 (28) 6.83 (27) 7.56 (24) 7.59 (26) 7.21 (56) 7.37 (38) 7.47 (37)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.82 5.57 7.81 8.30 6.82 7.02 7.50
A. Government consumption 3.48 (28.18) 4.66 (24.15) 5.26 (22.10) 6.65 (17.40) 6.71 (17.20) 7.01 (16.16) 6.96 (16.35)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.80 (4.90) 8.12 (7.40) 8.48 (6.06) 8.56 (5.80) 8.56 (5.80) 8.56 (5.80) 8.56 (5.80)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (39.90) 7.00 (22.10) 10.00 (11.86) 10.00 (14.46) 6.00 (26.87) 6.00 (25.94) 8.00 (17.67)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 2.50 7.50 8.00 6.00 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (56) 3.00 (56) 8.00 (31) 9.00 (30) 8.00 (27) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (64) 7.00 (38) 7.00 (36) 4.00 (43) 4.00 (42) 4.00 (42)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.19 3.75 5.69 5.24 5.06 5.42 5.47
A. Judicial independence 2.40 1.85 2.85 2.75
B. Impartial courts 5.35 3.10 4.11 4.19 3.74
C. Protection of property rights 4.07 6.71 6.25 5.84 6.09
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.26 2.26 2.99 2.99
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.38 7.65 8.79 8.79
H. Reliability of police 5.92 5.64 5.88 5.88
I. Business costs of crime 5.10 4.48 4.89 5.62
Area 3. Sound Money 6.78 9.79 9.58 9.55 9.13 9.03 9.24
A. Money growth 8.23 (8.85) 9.75 (-1.23) 9.32 (3.39) 9.05 (4.76) 8.29 (8.56) 9.35 (-3.25) 9.85 (0.76)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 5.62 (10.96) 9.54 (1.16) 9.28 (1.80) 9.80 (0.49) 8.92 (2.70) 7.59 (6.04) 7.66 (5.86)
C. Inflation: most recent year 3.26 (33.69) 9.89 (0.57) 9.70 (1.50) 9.35 (3.26) 9.30 (3.49) 9.19 (4.03) 9.47 (2.64)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.64 7.80 7.89 8.10 8.29 8.50 8.51
A. Tariffs 7.93 5.40 7.49 7.95 7.88 7.85 7.89
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.93 (3.10) 8.80 (1.80) 7.33 (4.00) 8.94 (1.59) 8.94 (1.59) 8.94 (1.59) 8.94 (1.59)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 2.00 (40.00) 7.33 (4.00) 8.52 (7.40) 8.56 (7.20) 8.62 (6.90) 8.64 (6.80)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.04 (7.40) 6.38 (9.05) 6.14 (9.66) 6.00 (10.01) 6.08 (9.79)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.95 6.97 7.58 7.32 7.24
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.95 5.09 6.31 5.88 5.59
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.85 8.85 8.76 8.90
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 8.00 8.00 9.12 7.48 7.69 8.84 8.92
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.24 7.13 7.76 7.38 7.63
(ii) Capital controls 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 5.30 5.31 9.14 9.14
Area 5. Regulation 6.99 7.25 6.86 6.77 6.77 6.89 6.64
A. Credit Market regulations 8.47 9.33 9.21 9.33 9.18 8.78 8.53
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.95 10.00 9.64 10.00 9.54 8.33 7.59
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.94 5.16 5.10 5.47 5.10
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.76 1.10 2.23 2.23 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.15 3.37 3.56 4.53 3.55
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.85 6.59 6.67 5.94 6.69
(iv) Hours regulations 4.00 4.00 6.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.92 4.13 4.13 4.13
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.42 5.80 6.04 6.43 6.28
(i) Administrative requirements 6.93 3.07 4.05 4.97 4.70
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.90 4.69 4.85 4.85 4.85
(iii) Starting a business 5.53 9.17 9.64 9.74 9.74
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.30 5.76 4.22 4.39 3.73
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.39 8.90 9.27 9.32
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 3.72 4.60 5.33 5.33
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Papua New Guinea1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.07 (40) 5.83 (94) 6.48 (87) 6.94 (76) 6.64 (100) 6.70 (100)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.75 5.79 6.18 6.75 7.34 6.30 5.95
A. Government consumption 3.50 (28.12) 3.06 (29.61) 3.80 (27.08) 6.88 (16.61) 8.26 (11.91) 3.10 (29.48) 1.70 (34.22)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.10 (3.80) 9.92 (0.79) 9.12 (3.74) 9.12 (3.74) 9.12 (3.74) 9.12 (3.74)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (41.40) 7.00 (20.40) 8.00 (18.70) 8.00 (18.70) 8.00 8.00 8.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (45) 3.00 (47) 3.00 (47) 5.00 (42) 5.00 (42) 5.00 (42)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (45) 3.00 (47) 3.00 (47) 3.00 (47) 5.00 (42) 5.00 (42)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.28 4.46 4.21 4.71 4.28 4.94
A. Judicial independence 5.10 5.10
B. Impartial courts 5.06 3.90 3.90 3.80 4.07
C. Protection of property rights 3.91
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.42 7.50 7.50 7.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.75 4.17 4.17 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.01
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.96 6.96 6.96 6.96
H. Reliability of police 3.00
I. Business costs of crime 3.03
Area 3. Sound Money 6.06 6.65 6.27 7.08 7.27 7.61 7.80
A. Money growth 8.71 (6.47) 9.05 (4.73) 9.73 (1.36) 6.58 (17.12) 7.83 (10.87) 8.30 (8.51) 8.83 (5.83)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.95 (7.63) 8.39 (4.02) 8.49 (3.78) 7.08 (7.30) 7.47 (6.33) 8.14 (4.64) 8.42 (3.94)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.58 (7.09) 9.17 (4.13) 6.88 (15.60) 9.66 (1.70) 8.80 (6.02) 9.01 (4.96) 8.96 (5.21)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.18 5.45 5.82 7.00 7.37 6.76
A. Tariffs 7.80 6.93 4.80 6.15 7.06 7.12 7.04
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.80 (3.30) 5.27 (7.10) 6.03 (5.96) 6.61 (5.08) 6.61 (5.08) 6.61 (5.08) 6.61 (5.08)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.60 (7.00) 6.03 (5.96) 8.78 (6.10) 8.98 (5.10) 9.06 (4.70) 9.06 (4.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 2.60 (18.50) 3.05 (17.38) 5.57 (11.07) 5.68 (10.81) 5.45 (11.37)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.17 6.17 5.82 3.48
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.28
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.17 6.17 6.36 3.48
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 1.54 0.95 4.79 6.53 6.53
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.54 0.00 7.69 7.69 7.69
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.90 1.88 5.37 5.37
Area 5. Regulation 6.29 6.45 6.80 8.55 8.38 7.65 8.03
A. Credit Market regulations 6.37 6.87 8.14 9.24 8.70 8.42 7.93
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.75 8.73 9.42 8.71 7.10 6.26 5.79
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.82 8.69 7.76 8.42
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 8.90 7.77 7.77 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.54
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.25
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.38 7.01 7.01 7.01
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.59 7.75 6.78 7.73
(i) Administrative requirements 3.98
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 7.91 8.20 8.10 8.12
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.18 7.23 7.38 7.38
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.69 7.83 7.68 7.68
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.55 (16) 6.04 (42) 6.44 (71) 6.48 (87) 6.75 (85) 6.94 (80) 6.88 (88)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 9.06 9.31 7.58 7.62 7.93 8.23 8.21
A. Government consumption 9.60 (7.36) 9.57 (7.45) 7.04 (16.07) 8.25 (11.95) 7.97 (12.90) 7.32 (15.10) 7.25 (15.34)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.59 (2.00) 9.65 (1.80) 9.26 (3.21) 9.21 (3.38) 9.26 (3.20) 9.08 (3.86) 9.08 (3.86)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (17.80) 10.00 (13.30) 4.00 (35.71) 4.00 (35.71) 6.00 (27.68) 8.00 (16.64) 8.00 (16.64)
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.00 10.00 9.00 8.50 8.50 8.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (30) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 8.00 (27) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (34) 7.00 (34)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.71 4.48 3.67 3.41 3.63 3.64 3.73
A. Judicial independence 1.08 1.30 1.08 1.59
B. Impartial courts 4.08 1.76 2.86 3.02 2.53
C. Protection of property rights 2.27 3.35 3.39 3.69 4.37
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.19 4.19 4.19 4.19
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.47 8.51 8.51 8.51
H. Reliability of police 3.03 2.48 2.09 2.09
I. Business costs of crime 2.94 4.09 4.35 4.44
Area 3. Sound Money 7.87 6.50 8.72 8.37 8.65 9.25 9.27
A. Money growth 6.93 (15.33) 4.67 (26.66) 8.66 (6.72) 7.09 (14.53) 7.26 (13.72) 8.90 (5.48) 9.12 (4.40)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.91 (5.23) 8.58 (3.55) 8.02 (4.94) 7.75 (5.62) 8.27 (4.34) 8.63 (3.42) 8.97 (2.58)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.66 (16.71) 2.74 (36.28) 8.20 (8.98) 8.64 (6.79) 9.07 (4.65) 9.46 (2.68) 8.99 (5.03)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.53 5.44 6.78 7.45 7.20 7.21 6.92
A. Tariffs 3.00 6.51 7.63 7.94 7.86 7.94 7.94
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.00 (6.00) 7.80 (3.30) 7.76 (3.37) 8.90 (1.65) 8.93 (1.60) 9.07 (1.39) 9.07 (1.39)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (71.00) 6.80 (16.00) 7.76 (3.37) 8.34 (8.30) 7.96 (10.20) 8.00 (10.00) 8.00 (10.00)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.92 (12.70) 7.32 (6.70) 6.59 (8.51) 6.70 (8.26) 6.76 (8.10) 6.76 (8.10)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 2.43 5.07 5.60 5.74 4.80
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 2.43 4.98 5.87 5.62 5.57
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.17 5.34 5.86 4.03
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.60 4.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 5.00 7.06 6.77 5.34 5.14 4.95
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.67 5.07 5.44 5.68 5.13
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 5.00 8.46 9.23 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.00 5.97 5.11 5.11
Area 5. Regulation 4.48 5.46 5.57 6.35 6.40 6.27
A. Credit Market regulations 5.97 8.82 8.33 8.33 8.65 8.55
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.95 9.47 10.00 10.00 8.94 9.65
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 2.00 9.00 7.00 7.00 9.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.33 3.32 4.65 4.40 4.11
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.67 4.40 5.57 3.33 4.43
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.72 3.26 3.94 3.97 3.94
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 3.95 5.74 6.80 7.47 6.70
(iv) Hours regulations 4.70 8.00 8.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.82 2.60 2.60 2.59
(vi) Conscription 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 4.22 5.05 6.06 6.15 6.14
(i) Administrative requirements 4.87 2.94 4.17 4.70 4.63
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.95 5.13 6.65 6.65 6.65
(iii) Starting a business 3.98 6.19 8.38 8.46 8.46
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.07 4.30 3.26 2.62 2.35
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.39 8.25 8.70 8.96
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.32 5.66 5.76 5.76
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Peru1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.72 (94) 3.87 (102) 7.30 (38) 7.39 (40) 7.60 (19) 7.34 (42) 7.35 (52)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.47 7.13 8.07 7.71 7.53 7.46 7.40
A. Government consumption 7.26 (15.33) 8.69 (10.46) 7.73 (13.72) 7.86 (13.29) 7.73 (13.71) 7.24 (15.40) 6.99 (16.23)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.62 (1.90) 9.32 (3.00) 9.04 (4.02) 8.99 (4.20) 9.37 (2.82) 9.61 (1.92) 9.61 (1.92)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (24.30) 7.00 (20.00) 8.00 (19.61) 8.00 (15.60) 7.00 (23.50) 7.00 (21.90) 7.00 (21.49)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 3.50 7.50 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (65) 4.00 (45) 10.00 (20) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (48) 5.00 (41) 4.00 (48) 4.00 (48) 4.00 (48) 4.00 (48)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.77 2.93 3.94 4.56 5.10 4.70 4.73
A. Judicial independence 1.50 1.59 2.70 2.45 3.00
B. Impartial courts 3.17 2.58 3.47 3.25 2.78
C. Protection of property rights 3.33 4.13 4.78 4.23 4.59
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 8.33 7.50 7.50 7.50
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.83 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.77 5.07 5.08 5.09
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.29 8.78 8.79 8.79
H. Reliability of police 3.71 3.69 2.69 2.69
I. Business costs of crime 2.67 4.07 3.33 3.10
Area 3. Sound Money 1.62 1.25 8.79 9.68 9.27 9.29 9.38
A. Money growth 3.38 (33.12) 0.00 (597.16) 7.03 (14.85) 9.77 (1.13) 8.42 (7.89) 8.62 (6.88) 9.09 (4.57)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 3.10 (17.26) 0.00 (2341.35) 8.87 (2.83) 9.25 (1.87) 8.97 (2.57) 9.09 (2.28) 9.09 (2.28)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (65.92) 0.00 (6134.79) 9.25 (3.76) 9.68 (1.62) 9.69 (1.53) 9.44 (2.82) 9.35 (3.23)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.29 4.07 8.35 8.06 8.63 7.73 7.70
A. Tariffs 1.47 3.40 7.80 8.08 8.61 9.10 9.10
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 2.93 (10.60) 7.40 (3.90) 7.23 (4.16) 8.48 (2.28) 9.43 (0.86) 9.62 (0.57) 9.62 (0.57)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 0.00 (57.00) 2.80 (36.00) 7.23 (4.16) 8.16 (9.20) 8.92 (5.40) 9.32 (3.40) 9.32 (3.40)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (25.00) 8.84 (2.90) 7.59 (6.02) 7.47 (6.32) 8.35 (4.11) 8.35 (4.11)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.71 5.70 7.45 6.71 6.14
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.75 5.19 6.80 5.32 6.52
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.66 6.22 8.10 8.10 5.77
C. Black-market exchange rates 6.40 6.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 8.88 8.44 8.46 5.11 5.57
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.30 7.27 7.29 6.44 7.84
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 8.46 8.46 8.46 8.46 8.46
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 9.60 9.62 0.42 0.42
Area 5. Regulation 3.46 3.96 7.37 6.93 7.49 7.53 7.53
A. Credit Market regulations 2.95 2.55 9.21 8.84 9.33 9.67 9.65
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 5.90 5.11 8.62 9.52 10.00 10.00 9.95
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 0.00 9.00 9.00 8.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.75 6.51 7.13 6.91 7.08
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.08 5.60 3.90 3.90 3.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.75 7.20 3.74 4.21 3.16 4.10
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 7.82 7.62 7.33 7.41
(iv) Hours regulations 5.51 6.70 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 5.18 7.04 7.04 7.05
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.15 5.43 6.02 6.01 5.85
(i) Administrative requirements 6.75 2.25 2.72 2.85 2.30
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.50 4.19 5.03 5.03 5.03
(iii) Starting a business 3.57 7.35 9.04 9.07 9.06
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.78 6.41 5.05 4.34 3.55
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.16 7.71 8.08 8.08
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.25 6.54 6.72 7.09
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Philippines1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.22 (53) 5.91 (46) 6.97 (45) 7.07 (60) 7.16 (62) 7.14 (69) 7.01 (80)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.49 8.00 6.87 8.79 8.31 8.72 8.76
A. Government consumption 8.13 (12.35) 8.11 (12.43) 7.26 (15.31) 8.17 (12.23) 8.25 (11.96) 7.88 (13.20) 8.07 (12.55)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.84 (1.10) 9.89 (0.90) 9.21 (3.40) 10.00 (0.26) 10.00 (0.20) 9.98 (0.57) 9.98 (0.57)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (20.10) 7.00 (23.30) 4.00 (31.10) 10.00 (10.32) 8.00 (18.50) 10.00 (11.70) 10.00 (11.76)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (70) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.06 2.44 4.65 4.86 4.37 4.91 4.83
A. Judicial independence 4.51 3.93 3.25 4.26 4.56
B. Impartial courts 5.51 3.62 3.04 4.32 3.90
C. Protection of property rights 3.22 5.69 4.35 5.47 5.19
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 5.83 5.00 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.75 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.42 3.42 3.12 3.12
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.00 7.69 7.93 7.93
H. Reliability of police 4.13 3.80 4.39 4.39
I. Business costs of crime 5.36 4.58 5.53 5.19
Area 3. Sound Money 6.10 5.76 9.23 7.94 9.29 6.93 6.87
A. Money growth 8.41 (7.94) 6.95 (15.23) 8.41 (7.96) 8.77 (6.14) 8.74 (6.30) 8.77 (6.17) 8.72 (6.42)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.83 (2.92) 8.69 (3.27) 9.32 (1.71) 9.51 (1.22) 9.19 (2.03) 9.56 (1.10) 9.57 (1.08)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.15 (14.25) 7.41 (12.97) 9.21 (3.95) 8.47 (7.63) 9.24 (3.81) 9.40 (3.00) 9.18 (4.10)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.11 5.43 7.09 6.84 6.69 7.57 7.08
A. Tariffs 3.93 5.69 7.86 8.14 7.75 7.71 7.71
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.47 (6.80) 5.60 (6.60) 8.26 (2.61) 8.24 (2.64) 7.31 (4.03) 7.07 (4.39) 7.07 (4.39)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 2.40 (38.00) 5.14 (24.30) 8.26 (2.61) 8.92 (5.40) 8.74 (6.30) 8.74 (6.30) 8.74 (6.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.32 (9.20) 6.84 (7.90) 7.25 (6.87) 7.20 (6.99) 7.30 (6.74) 7.30 (6.74)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.89 6.82 6.69 6.90 5.16
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.95 6.03 5.36 5.84 5.31
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.83 7.62 8.03 7.97 5.02
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.40 8.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 4.60 2.39 2.29 5.65 5.47
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.44 6.21 5.89 6.19 5.63
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.20 0.22 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 5.34 7.90 7.02 6.92 7.15 7.59 7.50
A. Credit Market regulations 6.60 8.16 9.03 9.15 9.14 9.32 9.33
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.79 8.47 9.10 9.46 9.43 9.96 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.65 6.06 5.95 6.11 6.78 6.65
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.38 4.40 4.43 7.77 7.77
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.70 3.30 4.28 3.81 4.04 3.53
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.24 6.92 5.47 5.89 6.38 6.06
(iv) Hours regulations 5.68 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.56 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.97 5.65 6.21 6.66 6.50
(i) Administrative requirements 7.20 2.39 2.62 4.08 3.48
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.68 4.13 5.67 5.67 5.67
(iii) Starting a business 5.63 7.88 8.66 8.73 8.89
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.35 4.24 3.15 4.25 3.82
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.41 9.33 9.38 9.32
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.81 7.81 7.84 7.84
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Poland1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.54 (104) 6.34 (74) 6.91 (69) 7.10 (66) 7.26 (51) 7.42 (40)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.10 2.00 4.25 5.40 5.35 5.66 5.63
A. Government consumption 8.21 (12.09) 3.33 (28.69) 5.00 (23.00) 5.15 (22.50) 4.84 (23.53) 5.00 (23.00) 4.88 (23.40)
B. Transfers and subsidies 2.67 (27.40) 4.50 (20.69) 4.96 (19.01) 5.05 (18.67) 5.12 (18.39) 5.12 (18.39)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (40.70) 0.00 (58.80) 10.00 (7.91) 8.00 (18.16) 6.00 (28.33) 7.00 (21.59) 7.00 (22.83)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.50 3.50 5.50 5.50 5.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32) 7.00 (32)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (53) 2.00 (55) 4.00 (44) 4.00 (44) 4.00 (44)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.19 6.50 5.63 6.33 6.35 6.43
A. Judicial independence 5.34 4.18 5.55 5.18 5.32
B. Impartial courts 5.85 4.37 3.69 3.10 3.93
C. Protection of property rights 4.63 4.58 5.90 5.54 5.50
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 7.08 7.50 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.27 4.27 4.12 4.12
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.75 7.00 9.28 9.28
H. Reliability of police 4.89 5.61 5.11 5.11
I. Business costs of crime 5.57 7.44 7.35 7.08
Area 3. Sound Money 7.42 2.50 7.49 9.27 9.39 9.59 9.71
A. Money growth 0.00 (110.44) 8.97 (5.14) 8.05 (9.75) 8.59 (7.04) 9.10 (4.51) 9.35 (3.24)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.21 (1.97) 0.00 (167.57) 8.00 (5.00) 9.44 (1.41) 9.51 (1.21) 9.47 (1.33) 9.51 (1.24)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.04 (9.80) 0.00 (435.66) 7.99 (10.06) 9.58 (2.11) 9.46 (2.71) 9.79 (1.03) 9.98 (0.11)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.97 7.25 7.28 7.42 7.46 7.88
A. Tariffs 6.70 7.76 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.00 (6.00) 9.20 (1.20) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.66 (11.70) 9.20 (1.20) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.44 (8.90) 6.08 (9.80) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.45 6.19 6.85 6.84 8.17
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.23 5.19 5.96 5.65 6.38
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.66 7.18 7.74 8.03 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 8.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 3.78 4.53 4.51 4.74 4.91
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.78 5.65 5.56 6.03 6.57
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.77 1.54 1.54 2.31 2.31
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 3.10 2.03 6.20 6.98 7.01 7.26 7.48
A. Credit Market regulations 0.24 0.44 7.61 8.62 7.95 8.10 8.73
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 0.48 1.31 7.84 7.85 5.85 7.31 8.19
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.62 4.20 6.56 7.42 7.70 7.73
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.39 10.00 5.57 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.67 2.72 4.78 3.78 3.93 4.08
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 5.18 7.03 6.11 7.19 7.61 7.63
(iv) Hours regulations 4.84 6.70 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.79 10.00 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.78 5.75 5.66 5.98 5.99
(i) Administrative requirements 7.40 3.45 2.68 3.09 2.96
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.13 6.50 3.93 3.93 3.93
(iii) Starting a business 6.98 8.11 8.75 8.86 8.87
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.60 5.55 5.98 5.74 4.82
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.59 5.91 7.46 8.37
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.31 6.68 6.79 6.96
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Portugal1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.62 (41) 6.20 (38) 7.55 (25) 7.25 (50) 6.95 (75) 7.43 (33) 7.49 (35)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.63 5.22 5.26 5.23 4.48 5.41 5.46
A. Government consumption 6.83 (16.76) 5.95 (19.76) 4.18 (25.80) 4.61 (24.33) 4.52 (24.62) 5.09 (22.70) 5.31 (21.95)
B. Transfers and subsidies 5.69 (16.30) 5.91 (15.50) 5.88 (15.64) 4.81 (19.54) 3.89 (22.91) 4.05 (22.35) 4.05 (22.35)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (42.20) 6.00 (29.90) 8.00 (16.45) 8.00 (17.65) 6.00 (25.66) 10.00 (14.30) 10.00 (14.30)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 3.00 4.00 3.50 3.50 2.50 2.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (84) 5.00 (40) 6.00 (40) 5.00 (42) 5.00 (47) 4.00 (55) 4.00 (55)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (57) 2.00 (57) 2.00 (58) 2.00 (62) 1.00 (68) 1.00 (68)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 8.00 7.73 7.64 7.32 6.69 6.99 6.99
A. Judicial independence 7.01 7.76 4.89 5.82 6.07
B. Impartial courts 6.35 5.33 2.91 3.65 3.64
C. Protection of property rights 6.48 7.43 6.31 6.41 6.16
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.25 5.55 5.50 5.50
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.04 7.58 7.58 7.58
H. Reliability of police 7.42 6.70 7.22 7.22
I. Business costs of crime 8.29 7.94 8.37 8.40
Area 3. Sound Money 5.61 6.05 9.51 9.54 9.75 9.86 9.82
A. Money growth 7.96 (10.18) 8.23 (8.87) 8.77 (6.14) 8.83 (5.83) 9.78 (1.12) 9.91 (-0.46) 9.69 (1.57)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.66 (3.34) 8.54 (3.66) 9.85 (0.39) 9.78 (0.55) 9.51 (1.23) 9.60 (0.99) 9.63 (0.92)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.82 (20.90) 7.45 (12.77) 9.43 (2.85) 9.54 (2.29) 9.72 (1.39) 9.95 (0.27) 9.94 (-0.28)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.73 7.55 8.95 7.98 8.08 7.79 8.23
A. Tariffs 8.60 8.26 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.60 (2.10) 9.13 (1.30) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.62 7.80 7.78 7.55 8.73
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.73 7.78 7.67 7.00 7.50
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.50 7.82 7.89 8.10 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 5.00 7.99 5.72 6.20 5.37 5.77
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.05 7.67 6.03 5.63 6.82
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 5.00 6.92 3.08 6.15 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 4.10 4.45 6.40 6.17 5.73 7.10 6.93
A. Credit Market regulations 4.42 5.76 7.88 7.09 6.53 8.32 8.36
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.27 7.29 8.64 6.28 1.58 6.95 7.08
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.78 3.13 4.46 5.26 4.76 6.46 6.11
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.05 6.70 2.23 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.40 2.83 2.86 2.30 3.90 2.44
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 4.88 5.51 5.53 6.25 5.62
(iv) Hours regulations 6.16 3.96 5.51 5.30 6.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.19 2.52 7.04 7.05
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.87 6.15 5.91 6.53 6.33
(i) Administrative requirements 7.58 3.68 2.48 3.30 3.23
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.20 3.57 3.46 3.46 3.46
(iii) Starting a business 5.65 9.53 9.82 9.90 9.90
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.04 8.33 6.09 6.51 5.41
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.48 6.67 9.07 9.07
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.32 6.92 6.92 6.92
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Qatar1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.58 (21) 7.77 (14) 7.91 (12)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.40 6.54 6.54
A. Government consumption 0.00 (46.40) 0.00 (49.84) 0.00 (48.85)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.19 (3.49) 9.61 (1.92) 9.61 (1.92)
C. Government enterprises and investment
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.53 7.96 7.94
A. Judicial independence 8.37 8.29 8.18
B. Impartial courts 6.32 7.45 7.79
C. Protection of property rights 6.32 8.33 8.31
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.86 4.86 4.86
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.66 9.66 9.66
H. Reliability of police 8.79 8.82 8.82
I. Business costs of crime 8.48 9.21 8.86
Area 3. Sound Money 7.95 8.15 9.12
A. Money growth 8.90 (-5.49) 9.38 (-3.09) 9.64 (-1.81)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 3.36 (16.59) 3.85 (15.37) 7.46 (6.36)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.51 (-2.43) 9.37 (3.13) 9.38 (3.08)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.76 7.60 7.86
A. Tariffs 8.33 8.59 8.60
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.31 (1.03) 9.31 (1.03) 9.31 (1.03)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.00 (5.00) 9.06 (4.70) 9.06 (4.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.68 (8.30) 7.41 (6.49) 7.42 (6.44)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.76 6.92 7.71
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.36 5.94 8.66
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.16 7.91 6.76
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 3.40 4.95 4.88 5.13
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.79 6.91 7.68
(ii) Capital controls 4.62 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 3.40 3.43 3.10 3.10
Area 5. Regulation 8.27 8.62 8.10
A. Credit Market regulations 9.50 10.00 10.00
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.75 8.05 6.52
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.44 7.15 6.66
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.27 8.34 8.66
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.82 4.82 4.82
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 5.00
C. Business regulations 7.56 7.81 7.76
(i) Administrative requirements 6.48 7.01 7.12
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.12 2.12 2.12
(iii) Starting a business 9.32 9.47 9.47
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.08 8.74 8.34
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.78 9.98 9.99
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.60 9.54 9.54
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Romania1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.02 (75) 5.27 (110) 7.22 (51) 7.29 (47) 7.54 (24) 7.66 (22)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.85 5.94 5.02 7.86 6.33 6.77 6.78
A. Government consumption 9.41 (8.01) 6.82 (16.82) 7.50 (14.48) 8.44 (11.31) 5.87 (20.03) 6.28 (18.64) 6.34 (18.43)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.29 (14.10) 5.07 (18.60) 6.09 (14.84) 7.01 (11.49) 5.96 (15.33) 6.78 (12.32) 6.78 (12.32)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (60.70) 10.00 (10.56) 7.00 (23.84) 7.00 (21.16) 7.00 (21.20)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (40) 10.00 (16) 10.00 (16) 10.00 (16) 10.00 (16)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (68) 2.00 (54) 3.00 (48) 4.00 (45) 4.00 (45)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.28 6.16 5.47 5.72 5.74 5.97
A. Judicial independence 3.14 3.52 4.10 4.93
B. Impartial courts 5.52 3.45 3.04 3.57 3.84
C. Protection of property rights 4.10 5.12 4.89 4.93 4.81
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 5.80 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.21 4.85 4.85 4.85
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.97 9.11 9.15 9.18
H. Reliability of police 4.44 4.54 5.36 5.36
I. Business costs of crime 4.87 6.56 5.59 6.58
Area 3. Sound Money 6.61 7.18 2.71 8.30 9.10 9.52 9.43
A. Money growth 7.76 (11.20) 8.57 (7.13) 9.98 (-0.12) 8.92 (-5.39) 8.65 (6.77) 9.60 (2.02) 8.93 (5.34)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.78 (3.05) 7.87 (5.32) 0.00 (44.43) 6.07 (9.82) 8.98 (2.56) 9.28 (1.79) 9.02 (2.46)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.88 (0.59) 7.26 (13.72) 0.87 (45.67) 8.20 (8.99) 8.78 (6.09) 9.20 (3.99) 9.79 (1.07)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 5.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.24 6.70 7.79 7.99 7.84 8.36
A. Tariffs 9.73 6.76 7.75 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.73 (0.40) 8.95 (1.58) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.95 (1.58) 8.68 (6.60) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 4.36 (14.10) 4.98 (12.56) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.48 6.89 7.06 6.60 8.14
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.48 5.43 5.78 4.93 6.33
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.35 8.35 8.26 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 4.54 6.52 6.55 6.53 6.86
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.55 6.23 5.54 5.26 6.25
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.54 6.92 7.69 8.46 8.46
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 2.64 2.47 5.78 6.68 7.31 7.84 7.74
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 0.00 5.34 7.77 9.00 9.62 9.72
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 0.00 0.00 6.02 9.32 7.01 8.87 9.17
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.28 5.63 6.87 7.47 7.25
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.66 3.30 3.33 5.00 3.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 8.80 4.15 4.29 5.09 5.20
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.67 7.87 6.37 6.73 6.39
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.44 9.25 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 1.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.73 6.64 6.06 6.42 6.24
(i) Administrative requirements 6.63 3.50 3.08 3.68 3.54
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.50 7.04 5.67 5.67 5.67
(iii) Starting a business 3.60 9.60 9.52 9.72 9.72
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.18 5.18 4.49 4.49 3.60
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.72 6.11 6.76 6.72
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.84 7.51 8.22 8.22
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Russia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.15 (112) 6.24 (100) 6.55 (98) 6.67 (98) 6.66 (102)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 1.66 1.24 6.77 7.24 6.90 6.45 6.49
A. Government consumption 3.03 (29.70) 2.99 (29.84) 5.01 (22.96) 4.40 (25.06) 4.03 (26.30) 3.74 (27.30) 3.92 (26.66)
B. Transfers and subsidies 1.96 (30.00) 1.96 (30.00) 6.56 (13.11) 7.05 (11.33) 5.07 (18.61) 5.05 (18.68) 5.05 (18.68)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (90.00) 10.00 (10.30) 10.00 (14.50) 10.00 (8.30) 10.00 (12.38) 10.00 (11.01)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 0.00 5.50 7.50 8.50 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (100) 0.00 (80) 8.00 (30) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (50) 5.00 (39) 7.00 (35) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (41)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.45 5.21 5.27 5.42 5.38
A. Judicial independence 3.51 2.14 2.66 3.17 3.17
B. Impartial courts 5.18 2.78 2.88 3.42 3.42
C. Protection of property rights 1.88 3.63 3.02 3.89 3.89
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 7.50 7.50 6.70 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 6.67 6.67 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.53 7.53 7.55 7.15
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.92 9.12 9.61 9.65
H. Reliability of police 3.28 2.72 3.66 3.66
I. Business costs of crime 4.49 5.31 5.79 5.79
Area 3. Sound Money 5.72 5.95 3.66 6.69 8.47 8.62 8.95
A. Money growth 7.88 (10.60) 8.06 (9.70) 2.19 (39.06) 5.31 (23.43) 7.77 (11.14) 7.93 (10.37) 9.04 (4.79)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.28 (1.80) 8.92 (2.70) 1.61 (20.98) 8.97 (2.57) 7.47 (6.33) 7.90 (5.25) 8.33 (4.17)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.82 (15.90) 5.84 (20.78) 7.46 (12.68) 8.63 (6.86) 8.65 (6.76) 8.43 (7.83)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.23 5.76 5.80 6.11 5.84
A. Tariffs 7.00 5.08 4.91 4.64 4.95
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 6.92 (4.62) 1.17 (13.24) 0.95 (13.57) 0.24 (14.64) 0.24 (14.64)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.92 (4.62) 8.08 (9.60) 8.10 (9.50) 8.06 (9.70) 8.32 (8.40)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.60 (8.50) 5.99 (10.03) 5.67 (10.83) 5.62 (10.96) 6.30 (9.24)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.06 4.83 4.51 6.10 4.62
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 3.78 4.76 4.12 5.01 4.33
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.33 4.90 4.90 7.18 4.90
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 2.86 3.12 3.80 3.71 3.78
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.71 4.22 4.23 4.21 4.43
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.85 5.83 6.15 6.15
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.30 1.33 0.75 0.75
Area 5. Regulation 2.47 1.00 4.64 6.31 6.33 6.78 6.64
A. Credit Market regulations 0.00 0.17 4.29 8.00 7.77 8.17 8.16
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 0.50 5.88 10.00 9.31 9.50 9.48
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 0.00 5.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 1.84 4.50 5.98 5.94 5.91 5.62
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.58 6.70 5.00 5.00 3.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 1.03 6.08 6.75 4.55 5.33 5.39
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 8.30 8.02 6.57 7.62 6.93
(iv) Hours regulations 5.51 6.00 8.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.42 8.50 8.50 8.50
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 5.14 4.94 5.29 6.25 6.13
(i) Administrative requirements 6.22 2.06 2.36 3.18 3.18
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.00 3.60 5.70 5.70 5.70
(iii) Starting a business 4.00 8.97 9.01 9.63 9.65
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.36 5.59 3.23 3.86 3.52
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.43 4.67 7.03 6.62
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 4.98 6.75 8.12 8.12
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Rwanda1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.60 (71) 4.89 (81) 5.52 (102) 5.92 (117) 7.23 (55) 7.38 (37) 7.38 (49)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.95 6.59 7.39 6.50 5.26 5.62 5.53
A. Government consumption 7.93 (13.04) 8.59 (10.81) 8.63 (10.66) 7.96 (12.94) 7.21 (15.50) 7.15 (15.70) 6.79 (16.93)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.92 (0.80) 9.18 (3.50) 9.54 (2.20) 9.54 (2.20) 8.59 (5.69) 8.84 (4.75) 8.84 (4.75)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (100.00) 2.00 (40.46) 4.00 (33.90) 2.00 (42.15) 0.00 (51.00) 0.00 (68.30) 0.00 (66.90)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (37) 5.00 (37)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 1.16 3.02 6.72 6.94 7.19
A. Judicial independence 7.02 6.47 7.02
B. Impartial courts 3.48 3.80 6.11 6.26 6.97
C. Protection of property rights 6.82 7.11 7.62
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 0.00 3.10 6.00 6.10 6.04
E. Integrity of the legal system 0.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.35 3.95 3.73 3.73
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 1.84 7.46 9.36 9.36
H. Reliability of police 8.15 7.95 7.95
I. Business costs of crime 8.24 8.56 8.83
Area 3. Sound Money 6.45 6.06 7.44 7.75 8.95 8.97 9.48
A. Money growth 8.44 (7.78) 9.59 (-2.07) 8.62 (6.88) 9.94 (0.31) 8.47 (7.66) 8.82 (5.88) 9.16 (4.19)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.99 (5.03) 7.34 (6.65) 6.98 (7.56) 7.86 (5.35) 7.81 (5.48) 8.67 (3.33) 9.13 (2.17)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.39 (3.06) 7.31 (13.46) 9.14 (4.29) 8.20 (9.01) 9.54 (2.31) 8.39 (8.04) 9.64 (1.78)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 0.38 1.64 4.78 7.02 7.19 6.65
A. Tariffs 1.13 0.53 6.30 7.03 7.13 7.13
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 1.13 (13.30) 0.53 (14.20) 8.30 (2.55) 8.65 (2.02) 8.65 (2.02)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.56 (17.20) 7.50 (12.50) 7.44 (12.80) 7.46 (12.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.04 (9.91) 5.30 (11.75) 5.29 (11.78) 5.28 (11.81)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 0.13 5.48 6.04 3.87
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.16 5.79 5.79
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 0.13 5.80 6.30 1.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 4.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 1.54 2.67 5.56 5.59 5.59
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.67 6.88 6.88
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 1.54 3.85 8.46 8.46 8.46
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.50 1.55 1.43 1.43
Area 5. Regulation 5.62 5.27 6.11 7.56 8.20 8.15 8.04
A. Credit Market regulations 5.01 4.09 6.31 8.55 8.80 8.53 8.10
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.03 2.26 8.92 8.65 9.41 8.58 7.29
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.30 8.44 8.39 8.39
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.60 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.48 5.51 5.51
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.42 7.09 7.09
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.59 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.83 7.37 7.54 7.62
(i) Administrative requirements 6.97 6.33 7.04
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.97 3.97 3.97
(iii) Starting a business 7.51 9.85 9.24 9.25
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.39 7.22 7.03
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.86 7.68 9.66 9.65
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.12 8.34 8.80 8.78
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Saudi Arabia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.13 (64) 6.95 (79) 6.95 (85)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.04 5.00 5.00
A. Government consumption 0.07 (39.76) 0.00 (43.10) 0.00 (44.82)
B. Transfers and subsidies
C. Government enterprises and investment
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (18) 10.00 (18) 10.00 (18)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.66 7.17 7.36
A. Judicial independence 7.63 7.02 7.14
B. Impartial courts 6.17 5.41 5.87
C. Protection of property rights 7.65 6.87 7.23
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.01 4.01 4.46
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.96 9.85 9.89
H. Reliability of police 7.78 7.02 7.02
I. Business costs of crime 9.10 7.71 7.97
Area 3. Sound Money 7.84 7.87 8.48
A. Money growth 8.83 (5.84) 8.68 (6.61) 8.48 (7.58)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 3.61 (15.98) 3.51 (16.22) 5.97 (10.08)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.93 (5.34) 9.30 (3.51) 9.47 (2.67)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.24 6.78 6.20
A. Tariffs 8.20 7.87 8.03
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.04 (4.80) 9.04 (4.80) 8.98 (5.10)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.35 (6.62) 6.70 (8.26) 7.08 (7.29)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.71 6.87 4.15
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.41 5.73 6.77
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.01 8.01 1.52
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 3.03 2.38 2.61
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.00 5.17 5.87
(ii) Capital controls 1.54 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.55 0.42 0.42
Area 5. Regulation 7.89 7.91 7.72
A. Credit Market regulations 7.92 9.00 8.94
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.84 10.00 9.89
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates)
B. Labor Market regulations 8.20 7.58 7.14
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.83 5.14 5.12
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.98 7.95 7.34
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 8.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.39 4.39 4.39
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.56 7.15 7.07
(i) Administrative requirements 5.64 4.49 4.65
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.28 3.28 3.28
(iii) Starting a business 9.78 9.30 9.35
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.87 7.28 6.66
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.66 9.26 9.19
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.11 9.28 9.28
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Senegal1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.01 (59) 5.16 (69) 5.86 (93) 5.93 (116) 6.04 (128) 6.37 (121) 6.42 (118)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.36 6.01 7.08 6.55 5.77 7.21 7.21
A. Government consumption 6.08 (19.34) 7.02 (16.13) 8.32 (11.70) 8.48 (11.18) 7.08 (15.94) 6.82 (16.80) 6.86 (16.68)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.99 (4.20) 10.00 (0.43) 8.71 (5.24) 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (32.20) 7.00 (22.60) 7.00 (20.10) 6.00 (25.28) 6.00 (29.39) 7.00 (23.96) 7.00 (24.66)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 3.00 3.00 0.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (48) 3.00 (50) 3.00 (50) 0.00 (61) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (48) 3.00 (50) 3.00 (50) 0.00 (61) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.41 3.99 4.55 3.82 4.39 4.58 4.97
A. Judicial independence 2.92 4.21 4.60
B. Impartial courts 5.33 5.10 3.76 4.57 5.31
C. Protection of property rights 5.17 4.91 5.25
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33 4.20 4.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.39 3.39 2.79 2.79
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 2.26 2.69 3.66 5.31
H. Reliability of police 5.12 6.04 6.04
I. Business costs of crime 8.10 5.86 6.22
Area 3. Sound Money 6.36 6.93 7.28 7.11 7.03 7.11 7.15
A. Money growth 8.79 (6.05) 8.94 (-5.32) 9.45 (2.74) 9.42 (2.89) 9.43 (2.85) 9.21 (3.97) 9.40 (2.98)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.95 (2.63) 9.01 (2.47) 9.82 (0.44) 9.34 (1.64) 8.93 (2.68) 9.36 (1.60) 9.41 (1.48)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.69 (11.53) 9.76 (1.19) 9.85 (0.73) 9.66 (1.70) 9.75 (1.25) 9.86 (0.70) 9.78 (-1.08)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 4.00 3.92 6.11 6.39 6.98 6.89 6.81
A. Tariffs 2.40 2.57 6.02 6.10 7.33 7.41 7.39
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 2.40 (11.40) 2.13 (11.80) 4.44 (8.34) 3.83 (9.25) 7.09 (4.36) 7.27 (4.09) 7.27 (4.09)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.00 (35.00) 4.44 (8.34) 7.20 (14.00) 7.62 (11.90) 7.64 (11.80) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.26 (6.84) 7.29 (6.78) 7.31 (6.73) 7.29 (6.78)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.86 6.78 6.74 6.20
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.20 5.19 5.49
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.86 8.37 8.28 6.91
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.58 3.82 3.39 3.64
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.26 5.81 6.55
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 2.31 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.40 4.43 3.61 3.61
Area 5. Regulation 4.91 4.94 4.27 5.82 6.04 6.06 5.97
A. Credit Market regulations 6.46 6.53 5.35 9.12 8.35 8.45 8.54
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.37 9.60 8.69 9.37 7.06 6.90 7.09
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.49 4.60 4.01 3.70
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.80 3.90 0.00 0.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.83 5.13 5.13
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.69 5.76 5.84
(iv) Hours regulations 4.70 6.00 6.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.48 7.19 7.19 7.20
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 4.84 5.17 5.73 5.68
(i) Administrative requirements 3.71 4.93 4.65
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.57 5.57 5.57
(iii) Starting a business 6.08 8.46 9.08 9.12
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.04 4.13 4.06
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.24 6.71 7.64 7.64
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 2.20 2.53 3.05 3.05
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Serbia 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.96 (114) 6.55 (98) 6.65 (99) 6.68 (101)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.47 6.28 6.82 6.82
A. Government consumption 5.60 (20.95) 5.74 (20.50) 6.11 (19.24) 6.11 (19.24)
B. Transfers and subsidies 4.26 (21.56) 3.88 (22.96) 3.69 (23.66) 3.69 (23.66)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (14.06) 8.00 (15.46) 10.00 (13.18) 10.00 (13.18)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.00 7.50 7.50 7.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (15) 10.00 (15) 10.00 (15) 10.00 (15)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 2.00 (53) 5.00 (37) 5.00 (37) 5.00 (39)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.78 4.92 4.77 4.83
A. Judicial independence 2.45 2.38 2.59 2.68
B. Impartial courts 2.94 2.59 2.51 2.74
C. Protection of property rights 4.62 3.54 3.58 3.51
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.83 5.83 5.83 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.95 3.78 3.61 3.61
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.13 8.87 8.09 8.06
H. Reliability of police 4.49 4.78 4.71 4.71
I. Business costs of crime 5.96 5.85 5.30 5.64
Area 3. Sound Money 4.55 7.94 7.76 7.73
A. Money growth 6.40 (17.99) 9.37 (3.17) 8.53 (7.37) 7.65 (11.75)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 0.00 (32.54) 8.63 (3.42) 9.04 (2.40) 8.67 (3.32)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.78 (16.10) 8.77 (6.14) 8.46 (7.69) 9.58 (2.08)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.17 7.20 7.22 7.52
A. Tariffs 7.75 8.17 8.32 8.32
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.47 (3.80) 8.85 (1.72) 9.27 (1.10) 9.27 (1.10)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.36 (8.20) 8.52 (7.40) 8.52 (7.40) 8.52 (7.40)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.43 (6.42) 7.13 (7.18) 7.16 (7.10) 7.16 (7.10)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.83 6.82 6.83 7.67
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.37 5.35 5.44 5.56
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.28 8.28 8.22 9.78
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 4.08 3.81 3.72 4.09
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.37 4.57 4.35 5.45
(ii) Capital controls 0.77 0.77 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.10 6.08 5.28 5.28
Area 5. Regulation 6.83 6.43 6.68 6.52
A. Credit Market regulations 9.39 8.32 7.34 6.80
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.16 6.97 5.03 3.41
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 10.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.90 5.68 6.81 6.98
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.30 2.23 2.23 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.00 4.38 3.86 5.25
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.12 6.95 7.27 6.90
(iv) Hours regulations 9.30 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.68 7.51 7.51 7.51
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.19 5.28 5.88 5.78
(i) Administrative requirements 1.72 2.23 2.02 1.99
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.14 5.83 5.83 5.83
(iii) Starting a business 9.13 9.48 9.54 9.55
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.68 3.83 4.45 3.57
(v) Licensing restrictions 2.59 3.47 6.57 6.48
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.87 6.87 6.87 7.26
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Seychelles1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.27 (48) 7.48 (36)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.66 7.30
A. Government consumption 2.26 (32.30) 0.50 (38.31) 2.04 (33.06)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.14 (3.65) 9.14 (3.65)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (22.90) 8.00 (16.94)
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (15) 10.00 (15)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (18) 10.00 (19)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.64 5.49
A. Judicial independence 5.20 5.20
B. Impartial courts 4.48 4.48
C. Protection of property rights 5.25 5.25
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.60 7.41
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.06 4.06
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.08 7.08
H. Reliability of police 5.20 5.20
I. Business costs of crime 5.27 5.27
Area 3. Sound Money 8.26 9.10
A. Money growth 8.80 (6.01) 8.06 (9.71)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 5.10 (12.26) 8.63 (3.42)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.13 (4.34) 9.72 (1.39)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.44 8.12
A. Tariffs 9.05 9.05
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.05 (1.42) 9.05 (1.42)
(ii) Mean tariff rate
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.73 5.47
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.70 5.70
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.76 5.24
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 7.96 7.96
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.43 5.43
(ii) Capital controls 8.46 8.46
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 7.35 7.40
A. Credit Market regulations 7.67 8.00
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.99 6.99
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.42 4.42
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.43 6.43
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.53 7.53
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.38 7.21
(i) Administrative requirements 5.33 5.33
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 8.67 8.83
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.91 4.42
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.98 8.46
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.01 9.05
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Sierra Leone1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.79 (67) 3.86 (103) 4.98 (114) 5.60 (127) 6.34 (115) 6.08 (130) 5.92 (138)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.65 6.67 5.83 6.61 8.15 6.84 6.68
A. Government consumption 9.29 (8.40) 8.30 (11.78) 7.79 (13.50) 7.83 (13.37) 8.44 (11.30) 8.85 (9.90) 8.22 (12.04)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.70 (1.60) 9.71 (1.57) 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 (0.27)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (35.80) 2.00 (40.40) 0.00 (75.30) 2.00 (43.20) 6.00 (28.09) 2.00 (40.40) 2.00 (40.40)
D. Top marginal tax rate 6.50 6.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.30 3.30 3.15 4.00 4.26 4.22
A. Judicial independence 3.01 2.77
B. Impartial courts 4.89 3.60 3.90 3.05 3.07
C. Protection of property rights 4.00 3.86
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 0.00 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.83 5.83 5.83 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 1.58 1.58 4.18 4.18
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 0.56 4.50 5.39 5.39
H. Reliability of police 3.99 3.99
I. Business costs of crime 4.68 4.72
Area 3. Sound Money 6.02 0.06 6.47 6.32 6.95 7.31 7.27
A. Money growth 7.16 (14.22) 0.24 (48.82) 4.37 (28.16) 5.91 (20.44) 7.73 (11.34) 8.46 (7.69) 8.54 (7.32)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.90 (2.76) 0.00 (29.16) 6.67 (8.33) 6.78 (8.04) 8.39 (4.02) 7.83 (5.42) 7.01 (7.48)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.02 (9.90) 0.00 (89.15) 9.83 (-0.84) 7.59 (12.05) 6.67 (16.64) 7.95 (10.27) 8.53 (7.33)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 1.00 2.46 4.33 6.04 6.31 6.80 6.14
A. Tariffs 2.99 7.37 3.37 6.08 6.82 7.96 7.91
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 1.13 (13.30) 7.37 (3.95) 3.37 (9.95) 4.65 (8.02) 6.88 (4.68) 9.11 (1.34) 8.96 (1.56)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.84 (25.80) 3.37 (9.95) 7.28 (13.60) 7.28 (13.60) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.30 (9.25) 6.30 (9.25) 7.14 (7.14) 7.14 (7.14)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.44 6.47 6.20 3.61
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.08 6.08
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 5.44 6.47 6.32 1.14
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 4.61 2.62 1.97 3.05 3.05
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.14 6.14
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 4.61 3.85 2.50 1.67 1.67
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.40 1.44 1.34 1.34
Area 5. Regulation 5.49 4.84 4.99 5.91 6.31 5.21 5.31
A. Credit Market regulations 4.67 2.94 3.33 6.25 6.21 3.67 4.23
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.02 6.82 0.00 7.76 7.62 0.00 1.69
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 0.00 8.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.68 5.67 5.85 5.63
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.70 6.67 6.67 3.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.79 5.79
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.67 6.67
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 6.00 6.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.79 7.06 6.12 6.07
(i) Administrative requirements 4.38 4.26
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 5.83 8.64 9.22 9.22
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 2.74 2.51
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.00 6.54 8.21 8.21
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 5.53 6.00 6.04 6.14
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Singapore1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.42 (6) 8.49 (2) 8.61 (3) 8.86 (2) 8.66 (2) 8.52 (2) 8.71 (2)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.98 8.22 7.97 8.00 8.06 7.82 7.83
A. Government consumption 7.08 (15.93) 6.45 (18.06) 5.65 (20.80) 5.81 (20.24) 5.24 (22.20) 5.41 (21.60) 5.46 (21.44)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.84 (1.10) 9.43 (2.60) 9.23 (3.32) 9.17 (3.54) 10.00 (0.04) 8.85 (4.71) 8.85 (4.71)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (24.20) 8.00 (18.60) 8.00 (18.60) 7.00 (21.30) 7.00 7.00 7.00
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (55) 9.00 (33) 9.00 (28) 10.00 (21) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 9.00 (33) 9.00 (28) 10.00 (21) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20) 10.00 (20)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 8.13 7.25 8.53 8.49 8.38 8.25 8.31
A. Judicial independence 7.35 7.01 7.73 7.78 7.57
B. Impartial courts 7.68 7.97 7.99 7.12 7.81
C. Protection of property rights 7.62 8.90 8.97 8.73 8.78
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 8.48 7.77 7.77 7.77
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.91 8.99 8.99 8.96
H. Reliability of police 9.17 9.03 8.60 8.60
I. Business costs of crime 9.29 8.30 8.62 8.63
Area 3. Sound Money 6.51 9.34 9.46 9.71 8.91 9.23 9.45
A. Money growth 9.76 (1.21) 9.42 (2.90) 9.42 (-2.88) 9.83 (0.85) 7.65 (11.77) 8.86 (5.68) 9.44 (2.79)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.57 (3.57) 8.91 (2.73) 8.70 (3.24) 9.11 (2.21) 8.56 (3.59) 8.55 (3.64) 8.56 (3.61)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.71 (11.47) 9.02 (4.92) 9.73 (1.36) 9.91 (0.43) 9.44 (2.80) 9.52 (2.39) 9.80 (1.01)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 9.28 9.90 9.15 9.37 9.39 8.84 9.43
A. Tariffs 9.84 9.70 9.95 9.99 10.00 8.35 9.99
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.73 (0.40) 9.91 (0.14) 9.93 (0.11) 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.94 (0.30) 9.92 (0.40) 9.93 (0.11) 9.98 (0.10) 10.00 0.00 9.96 (0.20) 9.96 (0.20)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 9.28 (1.80) 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 5.08 (12.30) 10.00 0.00
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.39 9.08 9.00 8.44 9.02
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.79 8.60 8.50 7.48 8.92
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 10.00 9.56 9.50 9.41 9.12
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 8.00 10.00 7.25 8.40 8.58 8.55 8.72
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.12 9.06 8.82 8.73 9.22
(ii) Capital controls 8.00 10.00 5.38 6.15 6.92 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 6.18 7.74 7.92 8.73 8.56 8.48 8.53
A. Credit Market regulations 9.64 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.91 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.48 5.52 7.65 7.72 7.60 7.80
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.56 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 8.50 7.17 8.15 8.03 7.34 8.14
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 7.93 8.37 8.15 8.30 8.28 8.66
(iv) Hours regulations 7.52 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 9.63 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 8.22 8.54 7.96 7.83 7.79
(i) Administrative requirements 7.68 6.79 7.60 7.00 7.29
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.05 6.42 2.15 2.15 2.15
(iii) Starting a business 8.02 9.80 9.90 9.91 9.91
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 9.15 9.58 9.09 8.86 8.32
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.22 9.97 10.00 10.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.45 9.06 9.08 9.06
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Slovak Republic1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.20 (78) 7.63 (22) 7.42 (32) 7.30 (46) 7.45 (39)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.98 6.48 6.29 6.15 6.09
A. Government consumption 3.27 (28.89) 4.04 (26.26) 4.59 (24.38) 4.38 (25.11) 4.65 (24.20) 4.41 (25.00)
B. Transfers and subsidies 3.88 (22.95) 4.82 (19.50) 4.29 (21.46) 4.46 (20.85) 4.46 (20.85)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (13.38) 10.00 (12.14) 10.00 (14.98) 10.00 (14.01) 10.00 (14.01)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 6.50 6.50 5.50 5.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (42) 10.00 (19) 10.00 (19) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (44) 3.00 (48) 3.00 (48) 2.00 (54) 2.00 (54)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.30 6.63 5.78 5.57 5.56
A. Judicial independence 5.01 4.30 2.77 2.10 2.65
B. Impartial courts 5.18 4.37 2.13 2.20 2.16
C. Protection of property rights 4.67 6.67 5.09 4.74 5.00
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.64 4.38 4.53 3.33
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.65 9.68 9.69 9.69
H. Reliability of police 5.77 4.67 4.27 4.27
I. Business costs of crime 7.62 6.64 5.91 6.31
Area 3. Sound Money 8.81 7.90 9.15 9.81 9.79 9.81
A. Money growth 9.81 (-0.94) 7.67 (11.66) 9.95 (-0.25) 9.69 (1.54) 9.53 (2.37)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.99 (2.52) 9.20 (2.01) 9.46 (1.34) 9.48 (1.29) 9.74 (0.64) 9.72 (0.71)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.63 (6.86) 7.59 (12.04) 9.46 (2.71) 9.81 (0.96) 9.72 (1.40) 9.98 (-0.08)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.92 8.15 8.06 7.81 8.52
A. Tariffs 9.07 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.34 (0.99) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.34 (0.99) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.17 7.35 7.34 6.89 8.99
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.67 7.94 7.01 5.96 8.02
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.66 6.76 7.68 7.82 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.46 6.85 6.55 6.11 6.65
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.83 8.77 7.86 7.08 8.70
(ii) Capital controls 3.08 5.38 5.38 5.38 5.38
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.91 7.77 7.17 7.17 7.29
A. Credit Market regulations 7.70 9.62 8.88 9.18 9.19
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.10 8.87 6.63 8.55 8.57
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.54 7.53 7.15 6.93 7.41
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.17 8.30 6.67 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.92 3.00 6.83 3.71 3.14 4.38
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.67 8.28 6.79 6.04 7.64
(iv) Hours regulations 4.84 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.79 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 3.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.49 6.15 5.47 5.40 5.27
(i) Administrative requirements 8.00 3.49 2.76 2.39 2.31
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.50 5.21 2.87 2.87 2.87
(iii) Starting a business 3.00 9.02 9.34 9.55 9.56
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.47 6.61 4.22 3.66 2.72
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.21 6.24 6.25 6.25
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.36 7.41 7.68 7.89
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Slovenia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.72 (58) 6.95 (67) 6.56 (97) 6.42 (115) 6.73 (97)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.92 4.91 4.29 4.34 4.41
A. Government consumption 4.15 (25.90) 3.67 (27.51) 4.04 (26.27) 3.81 (27.06) 3.74 (27.30) 4.01 (26.36)
B. Transfers and subsidies 4.02 (22.44) 4.08 (22.22) 3.85 (23.08) 4.62 (20.25) 4.62 (20.25)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (4.60) 10.00 (8.70) 7.00 (22.05) 7.00 (22.31) 7.00 (22.31)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 1.50 2.50 2.00 2.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 4.00 (50) 3.00 (50) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (50) 4.00 (50)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (70) 0.00 (70) 1.00 (60) 0.00 (66) 0.00 (66)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.29 6.09 6.20 5.99 6.27
A. Judicial independence 5.87 4.63 3.92 4.17
B. Impartial courts 7.14 5.27 3.30 2.38 3.24
C. Protection of property rights 5.37 6.48 5.68 5.30 5.54
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 9.17 9.17 9.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.87 4.23 4.23 4.23
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.34 7.26 7.27 8.41
H. Reliability of police 5.74 5.64 6.55 6.55
I. Business costs of crime 7.42 8.43 7.57 7.67
Area 3. Sound Money 7.49 8.79 8.30 8.41 8.52
A. Money growth 7.62 (11.91) 6.88 (15.58) 9.41 (2.96) 9.43 (2.87) 9.44 (2.79)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.12 (2.19) 8.78 (3.04) 9.16 (2.11) 9.56 (1.09) 9.67 (0.82)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.22 (8.88) 9.50 (2.48) 9.63 (1.84) 9.65 (1.76) 9.96 (0.20)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.69 7.92 7.62 7.32 7.93
A. Tariffs 8.05 8.48 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.48 (0.78) 9.84 (0.24) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.48 (0.78) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.04 (7.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.38 7.23 7.29 6.94 8.50
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.38 7.29 6.69 5.94 7.03
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.18 7.89 7.95 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 5.30 5.95 4.84 4.10 4.80
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.76 5.30 4.27 3.34 5.47
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 3.85 6.15 3.85 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.19 7.06 6.37 6.05 6.51
A. Credit Market regulations 8.19 9.15 7.53 6.33 7.57
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 8.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.58 9.46 7.59 4.00 7.72
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.60 5.56 5.55 5.94 6.25
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.02 3.90 2.23 2.23 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 2.32 2.92 2.21 2.40 3.39
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.05 5.55 4.74 4.91 5.74
(iv) Hours regulations 4.70 6.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.29 8.13 8.13 8.14
(vi) Conscription 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.77 6.47 6.03 5.88 5.70
(i) Administrative requirements 6.95 3.18 3.33 2.55 2.65
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.80 5.38 2.86 2.86 2.86
(iii) Starting a business 5.73 7.80 9.66 9.66 9.67
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.58 8.27 5.72 5.65 4.49
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.12 7.56 7.45 7.25
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.09 7.09 7.09 7.25
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South Africa1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.84 (32) 5.56 (55) 7.08 (42) 6.87 (71) 6.73 (87) 6.74 (93) 6.64 (105)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.97 6.32 6.45 5.99 5.60 5.55 5.54
A. Government consumption 5.61 (20.94) 4.46 (24.83) 5.17 (22.42) 4.76 (23.83) 4.26 (25.50) 4.41 (25.00) 4.37 (25.13)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.26 (3.20) 8.83 (4.80) 8.62 (5.55) 8.69 (5.31) 8.62 (5.57) 8.30 (6.74) 8.30 (6.74)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (24.60) 7.00 (20.30) 8.00 (17.80) 6.00 (25.60) 4.00 (35.50) 4.00 (34.90) 4.00 (36.34)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 5.00 4.00 4.50 5.50 5.50 5.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (60) 5.00 (45) 4.00 (45) 5.00 (40) 6.00 (40) 6.00 (40) 6.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (45) 4.00 (45) 4.00 (41) 5.00 (41) 5.00 (41) 5.00 (41)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.18 2.93 6.54 5.87 5.70 5.81 5.79
A. Judicial independence 7.18 7.63 6.62 7.40 7.41
B. Impartial courts 8.02 7.62 6.46 6.76 6.89
C. Protection of property rights 5.82 7.97 7.15 7.67 7.45
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 4.17 4.17 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.93 3.93 3.93 3.93
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.64 7.72 7.53 7.46
H. Reliability of police 3.88 4.38 4.39 4.39
I. Business costs of crime 2.70 2.52 2.92 2.95
Area 3. Sound Money 5.29 5.81 7.85 7.98 8.18 8.17 8.04
A. Money growth 7.86 (10.69) 6.75 (16.24) 7.87 (10.66) 8.60 (6.98) 9.22 (3.90) 8.83 (5.85) 8.93 (5.33)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.12 (4.71) 9.49 (1.27) 9.60 (0.99) 9.01 (2.48) 9.37 (1.57) 9.52 (1.20) 9.49 (1.28)
C. Inflation: most recent year 5.18 (24.12) 6.98 (15.09) 8.93 (5.34) 9.32 (3.40) 9.15 (4.27) 9.34 (3.31) 8.72 (6.38)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.49 6.22 7.35 7.04 6.97 7.04 6.71
A. Tariffs 8.66 7.27 7.74 6.84 6.84 6.96 7.30
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.20 (1.20) 8.53 (2.20) 9.01 (1.48) 8.59 (2.11) 8.79 (1.82) 8.71 (1.94) 8.71 (1.94)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.12 (9.40) 7.80 (11.00) 9.01 (1.48) 8.30 (8.50) 8.46 (7.70) 8.48 (7.60) 8.48 (7.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.48 (11.30) 5.92 (10.20) 3.63 (15.92) 3.29 (16.79) 3.71 (15.73) 4.71 (13.22)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.56 6.07 5.89 6.88 4.94
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.62 6.67 6.13 6.25 6.22
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.50 5.46 5.65 7.51 3.66
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.80 9.40 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 4.12 5.25 5.16 4.31 4.60
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.46 6.97 6.73 5.87 6.73
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 8.00 7.97 6.29 6.29
Area 5. Regulation 5.30 6.50 7.20 7.47 7.20 7.15 7.11
A. Credit Market regulations 7.48 9.07 9.61 9.96 9.27 8.95 9.08
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.43 9.22 8.82 9.88 7.80 6.84 7.25
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.92 5.47 6.06 6.09 6.07 6.37
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.61 4.40 4.43 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.55 2.05 2.36 2.46 1.80 2.48
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.21 4.52 3.84 3.39 2.79 3.87
(iv) Hours regulations 6.18 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.78 8.27 8.27 8.27
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.53 6.38 6.23 6.44 5.89
(i) Administrative requirements 6.92 3.29 2.88 3.05 3.15
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.53 4.55 3.11 3.11 3.11
(iii) Starting a business 5.88 8.81 9.39 9.39 8.52
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.77 7.54 5.46 5.32 4.20
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.02 8.81 10.00 8.62
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.08 7.76 7.76 7.76
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.16 (26) 6.56 (32) 7.54 (27) 7.62 (23) 7.28 (48) 7.27 (48) 7.38 (49)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.18 4.67 4.75 6.57 5.40 5.71 5.71
A. Government consumption 6.93 (16.45) 5.89 (19.98) 5.22 (22.25) 4.79 (23.73) 4.05 (26.24) 4.38 (25.10) 4.41 (25.01)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.78 (12.30) 5.78 (16.00) 5.76 (16.05) 6.00 (15.18) 4.56 (20.46) 4.44 (20.89) 4.44 (20.89)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (27.10) 4.00 (33.50) 10.00 (14.04) 10.00 (13.97) 7.00 (20.36) 10.00 (11.36) 10.00 (11.36)
D. Top marginal tax rate 1.00 3.00 4.00 5.50 6.00 4.00 4.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 1.00 (66) 3.00 (56) 4.00 (48) 6.00 (35-45) 6.00 (35-43) 4.00 (52) 4.00 (52)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (56) 4.00 (48) 5.00 (45) 6.00 (35-43) 4.00 (52) 4.00 (52)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.35 7.16 7.54 6.73 6.76 6.44 6.54
A. Judicial independence 7.52 4.49 4.86 3.67 4.23
B. Impartial courts 8.02 5.26 4.43 3.84 4.03
C. Protection of property rights 7.15 7.69 6.49 5.54 5.56
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.54 5.54 5.50 5.50
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.31 7.42 7.77 7.76
H. Reliability of police 7.47 8.06 8.01 8.01
I. Business costs of crime 6.11 7.41 6.96 7.08
Area 3. Sound Money 6.07 6.36 9.44 9.58 9.67 9.86 9.84
A. Money growth 8.36 (8.21) 7.70 (11.50) 8.66 (6.70) 9.02 (4.88) 9.65 (1.73) 9.91 (-0.45) 9.62 (1.92)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.60 (3.49) 9.22 (1.95) 9.77 (0.57) 9.95 (0.12) 9.38 (1.54) 9.82 (0.44) 9.76 (0.61)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.33 (13.35) 8.54 (7.31) 9.31 (3.43) 9.33 (3.37) 9.64 (1.80) 9.72 (1.41) 9.97 (-0.15)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.74 8.60 8.98 7.94 7.87 7.61 7.97
A. Tariffs 8.22 8.21 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.20 (2.70) 9.00 (1.50) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.73 7.76 7.81 7.22 8.26
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.62 6.73 6.83 5.68 6.56
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.83 8.79 8.79 8.76 9.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 9.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 5.00 8.00 8.02 5.62 5.32 4.97 5.19
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.11 7.39 6.47 5.96 6.63
(ii) Capital controls 5.00 8.00 6.92 3.08 3.08 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.46 5.99 7.00 7.30 6.67 6.73 6.83
A. Credit Market regulations 7.37 8.27 9.92 10.00 9.16 8.73 9.01
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.11 6.82 9.77 10.00 7.49 6.20 7.02
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.55 3.71 3.92 5.33 4.70 5.41 5.52
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.06 2.20 2.23 2.23 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 2.62 3.67 2.82 2.61 3.84 2.85
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 5.18 4.85 6.13 4.29 5.33 4.97
(iv) Hours regulations 4.49 4.05 5.01 6.00 4.00 6.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.81 5.07 5.07 5.06
(vi) Conscription 1.00 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.15 6.58 6.16 6.05 5.96
(i) Administrative requirements 7.40 3.23 2.95 3.02 2.91
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.90 6.30 3.09 3.09 3.09
(iii) Starting a business 5.67 8.28 9.01 9.49 9.45
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 7.63 8.02 6.14 5.38 4.49
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.99 7.86 7.17 7.57
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.66 7.90 8.13 8.23
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Sri Lanka1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.54 (73) 4.76 (88) 6.16 (81) 6.44 (89) 6.50 (103) 6.58 (105) 6.52 (111)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.20 6.97 7.02 8.09 7.08 7.95 7.90
A. Government consumption 8.93 (9.62) 8.41 (11.39) 8.04 (12.68) 8.84 (9.96) 6.13 (19.15) 6.94 (16.40) 6.74 (17.08)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.85 (8.40) 8.50 (6.00) 9.03 (4.05) 8.53 (5.90) 9.18 (3.50) 9.35 (2.87) 9.35 (2.87)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (53.50) 4.00 (39.20) 4.00 (39.20) 8.00 (16.46) 7.00 (22.30) 7.00 (23.20) 7.00 (23.20)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 8.50 8.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (60) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 9.00 (24) 9.00 (24)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 5.00 (38) 8.00 (26) 8.00 (26)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.98 2.31 4.21 4.66 5.25 4.89 5.13
A. Judicial independence 4.16 5.51 4.39 5.42
B. Impartial courts 5.01 4.38 5.68 4.89 5.38
C. Protection of property rights 3.50 6.02 5.77 5.51 5.53
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.61 3.61 3.61 3.62
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.75 6.75 7.36 7.36
H. Reliability of police 3.82 5.10 4.42 4.42
I. Business costs of crime 4.83 7.33 6.31 6.99
Area 3. Sound Money 5.47 5.50 6.74 6.13 6.55 6.95 6.97
A. Money growth 7.31 (13.43) 8.03 (9.85) 9.22 (3.92) 8.12 (9.42) 9.17 (4.16) 9.71 (1.44) 9.49 (2.53)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.57 (3.57) 8.01 (4.97) 8.99 (2.52) 8.75 (3.13) 8.21 (4.47) 9.49 (1.28) 9.05 (2.37)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.00 (19.98) 5.94 (20.29) 8.76 (6.18) 7.67 (11.64) 8.81 (5.94) 8.62 (6.91) 9.34 (3.28)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.39 2.71 6.35 6.96 6.91 6.29 5.77
A. Tariffs 1.97 2.92 7.62 6.85 6.48 6.37 5.46
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 2.20 (11.70) 4.13 (8.80) 8.57 (2.15) 7.92 (3.12) 7.07 (4.40) 7.29 (4.06) 7.29 (4.06)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 1.74 (41.30) 4.62 (26.90) 8.57 (2.15) 7.74 (11.30) 7.88 (10.60) 8.02 (9.90) 8.10 (9.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (25.50) 6.28 (9.30) 4.89 (12.77) 4.49 (13.78) 3.78 (15.54) 0.99 (22.52)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 4.75 5.84 6.15 6.56 5.28
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.75 5.23 5.08 5.11 5.10
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.44 7.22 8.01 5.47
C. Black-market exchange rates 8.20 5.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 3.02 5.17 5.02 2.24 2.33
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.04 7.00 6.54 6.71 7.00
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 8.50 8.52 0.00 0.00
Area 5. Regulation 5.67 6.30 6.48 6.33 6.69 6.81 6.82
A. Credit Market regulations 5.13 6.82 7.03 7.37 7.39 7.65 7.51
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.39 7.46 6.10 7.11 7.16 7.95 7.52
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.87 6.60 6.44 6.44 6.49
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.06 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 2.88 3.40 3.87 3.31 4.27
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.53 6.22 6.78 7.31 6.66
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.55 5.02 6.23 6.35 6.48
(i) Administrative requirements 7.27 2.84 4.53 3.80 4.12
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.15 3.66 4.57 4.57 4.57
(iii) Starting a business 6.48 8.30 8.83 9.43 9.48
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.30 4.74 5.02 4.02 3.52
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.46 7.31 8.16 9.03
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.13 7.13 8.13 8.13
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.78 (83) 6.74 (93) 6.73 (97)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.07 6.17 6.20
A. Government consumption 5.21 (22.30) 4.11 (26.02) 4.21 (25.68)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.99 (4.21) 8.58 (5.69) 8.58 (5.69)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (21.14) 7.00 (21.14) 7.00 (21.14)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (38) 5.00 (38)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.34 4.36 4.59
A. Judicial independence 5.59 4.75 4.75
B. Impartial courts 2.79 3.20 5.27
C. Protection of property rights 4.42 3.76 3.76
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.75 2.75 2.75
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 1.74 3.49 3.49
H. Reliability of police 6.18 5.75 5.75
I. Business costs of crime 5.64 5.51 5.51
Area 3. Sound Money 8.82 9.37 9.17
A. Money growth 9.13 (-4.33) 9.80 (1.00) 9.77 (1.17)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.53 (6.17) 8.07 (4.83) 7.58 (6.06)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.61 (6.94) 9.61 (1.96) 9.33 (3.35)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.60 6.60 6.46
A. Tariffs 7.47 7.48 7.48
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.37 (2.45) 8.39 (2.42) 8.39 (2.42)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.92 (10.40) 7.92 (10.40) 7.92 (10.40)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.13 (9.67) 6.13 (9.67) 6.13 (9.67)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.51 6.85 6.30
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.51 6.56 6.56
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.51 7.13 6.04
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.40 2.05 2.05
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 4.88 4.65 4.65
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 2.32 1.51 1.51
Area 5. Regulation 7.07 7.23 7.24
A. Credit Market regulations 8.05 7.99 7.99
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.14 8.97 8.97
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.85 7.82 7.83
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.18 3.28 3.28
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.93 6.66 6.66
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.01 7.01 7.01
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.30 5.86 5.92
(i) Administrative requirements 2.99 3.71 3.71
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.54 6.54 6.54
(iii) Starting a business 5.46 6.19 6.25
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.19 3.68 3.94
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.87 7.28 7.28
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.77 7.77 7.77
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Swaziland1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.66 (90) 6.68 (97) 6.77 (95)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.06 6.11 6.44
A. Government consumption 7.41 (14.80) 5.56 (21.10) 6.87 (16.64)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.83 (1.11) 9.88 (0.96) 9.88 (0.96)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (58.60) 2.00 (47.90) 2.00 (47.90)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33) 7.00 (33)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.02 4.97 4.83
A. Judicial independence 4.32 4.12 3.10
B. Impartial courts 4.21 4.44 3.86
C. Protection of property rights 5.62 5.49 5.86
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.20 5.10 4.93
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 1.59 1.59 1.59
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.27 7.27 7.27
H. Reliability of police 5.39 5.95 5.95
I. Business costs of crime 5.58 5.82 6.11
Area 3. Sound Money 7.89 7.88 8.00
A. Money growth 9.10 (4.50) 8.47 (7.65) 8.95 (5.27)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.59 (6.03) 9.19 (2.02) 9.19 (2.03)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.86 (0.70) 8.88 (5.62) 8.86 (5.69)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.53 6.45 6.77
A. Tariffs 6.15 4.58 4.65
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.91 (7.63) 0.00 (18.55) 0.00 (18.55)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.46 (7.70) 8.48 (7.60) 8.48 (7.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.07 (12.32) 5.26 (11.86) 5.47 (11.32)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.88 6.66 7.87
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.80 6.02 6.02
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.97 7.30 9.71
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 4.09 4.56 4.56
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.08 5.61 5.61
(ii) Capital controls 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 5.42 7.29 7.29
Area 5. Regulation 7.80 7.96 7.79
A. Credit Market regulations 8.99 9.19 8.78
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.98 9.57 8.33
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.73 7.71 7.71
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.84 4.66 4.66
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.65 5.84 5.84
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.89 6.89 6.89
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.68 6.99 6.89
(i) Administrative requirements 3.58 4.28 4.11
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.17 6.17 6.17
(iii) Starting a business 7.90 8.79 8.79
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.46 4.58 4.13
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.16 9.35 9.35
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.83 8.77 8.77
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Sweden1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.66 (39) 6.96 (23) 7.62 (20) 7.50 (33) 7.51 (26) 7.33 (43) 7.46 (38)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 1.63 2.62 3.17 3.67 3.47 3.40 3.37
A. Government consumption 1.10 (36.25) 1.49 (34.95) 1.68 (34.28) 1.17 (36.03) 1.27 (35.69) 1.21 (35.90) 1.10 (36.27)
B. Transfers and subsidies 3.41 (24.70) 1.99 (29.90) 3.98 (22.59) 4.00 (22.51) 4.60 (20.32) 4.38 (21.11) 4.38 (21.11)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (41.20) 7.00 (22.80) 8.00 (17.81) 8.00 (18.55) 7.00 (20.28) 7.00 (20.56) 7.00 (20.56)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.50 1.00 1.00 1.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (87) 0.00 (61-68) 2.00 (51-58) 3.00 (52-59) 2.00 (52-59) 2.00 (56) 2.00 (56)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 0.00 (79-86) 0.00 (68.4-75.4) 0.00 (66) 0.00 (63-69) 0.00 (67) 0.00 (67)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.61 8.35 9.02 8.17 8.38 7.86 8.05
A. Judicial independence 8.68 8.11 9.12 7.84 8.22
B. Impartial courts 8.35 8.72 8.01 6.75 7.10
C. Protection of property rights 8.08 8.71 8.70 7.82 8.21
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 9.17 9.17 9.17 9.17
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.73 4.74 6.15 6.20
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.73 8.45 8.32 8.32
H. Reliability of police 7.37 8.86 7.80 7.80
I. Business costs of crime 8.03 8.34 6.92 7.39
Area 3. Sound Money 7.56 8.03 9.84 9.71 9.64 9.80 9.78
A. Money growth 8.18 (9.11) 9.44 (2.78) 9.71 (1.47) 9.25 (3.77) 9.16 (4.19) 9.39 (3.06) 9.26 (3.71)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.41 (1.47) 9.44 (1.40) 9.83 (0.44) 9.69 (0.79) 9.65 (0.88) 9.84 (0.40) 9.91 (0.23)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.66 (11.72) 8.23 (8.84) 9.82 (0.90) 9.91 (0.45) 9.77 (1.16) 9.99 (-0.04) 9.96 (-0.18)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.67 9.65 8.89 8.25 8.24 7.75 8.32
A. Tariffs 9.02 8.96 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.53 (0.70) 9.73 (0.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.50 (7.50) 9.06 (4.70) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 8.08 (4.80) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.15 8.71 8.84 7.48 9.13
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.80 8.30 8.56 5.93 8.34
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.50 9.12 9.12 9.04 9.92
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 10.00 7.22 5.91 5.80 5.25 5.74
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.05 8.24 7.90 6.80 8.26
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 10.00 5.38 3.08 3.08 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.40 6.42 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.85 6.17 7.17 7.69 7.81 7.86 7.76
A. Credit Market regulations 7.59 8.39 10.00 10.00 9.98 9.87 9.76
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.76 7.18 10.00 10.00 9.94 9.60 9.28
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.11 3.95 3.38 5.06 6.43 6.85 6.70
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.41 8.30 6.67 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.93 2.18 1.92 2.52 4.11 3.74
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 4.49 3.78 3.56 3.41 4.33 3.76
(iv) Hours regulations 4.84 4.40 3.51 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.59 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.14 8.02 7.02 6.86 6.84
(i) Administrative requirements 7.27 3.73 4.76 5.07 5.08
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.30 8.26 1.28 1.28 1.28
(iii) Starting a business 7.87 9.40 9.47 9.44 9.73
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 9.12 9.30 9.12 7.69 7.28
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.82 8.88 9.02 9.02
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.63 8.63 8.63 8.63
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Switzerland1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 7.99 (4) 8.21 (4) 8.61 (3) 8.37 (4) 8.24 (3) 8.17 (4) 8.25 (4)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.78 6.43 7.00 7.88 7.71 7.71 7.71
A. Government consumption 6.86 (16.68) 6.01 (19.55) 7.16 (15.64) 7.08 (15.91) 6.91 (16.52) 6.82 (16.80) 6.79 (16.90)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.49 (13.40) 5.78 (16.00) 5.85 (15.75) 6.42 (13.65) 5.92 (15.47) 6.03 (15.08) 6.03 (15.08)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (12.36) 10.00 (12.11) 10.00 (13.38) 10.00 (12.68) 10.00 (12.68)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (31-44) 8.00 (33-43) 9.00 (31-40) 9.00 (26-42) 9.00 (26-42) 9.00 (26-42) 9.00 (26-42)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (36-46) 7.00 (39-48) 7.00 (34-50) 7.00 (35-49) 7.00 (35-49) 7.00 (35-49)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 8.13 8.35 9.27 8.72 8.55 8.29 8.45
A. Judicial independence 8.68 8.63 9.01 8.45 8.79
B. Impartial courts 8.52 8.61 7.50 7.08 7.64
C. Protection of property rights 9.17 9.28 9.07 8.73 8.89
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.03 6.07 6.07 6.07
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.57 9.57 9.60 9.60
H. Reliability of police 9.06 8.86 8.70 8.70
I. Business costs of crime 9.00 8.50 7.68 8.04
Area 3. Sound Money 9.59 9.72 9.70 9.61 9.39 9.70 9.76
A. Money growth 9.35 (3.25) 9.93 (0.33) 9.28 (3.60) 8.94 (5.28) 8.06 (9.71) 8.91 (5.46) 9.18 (4.11)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.55 (1.13) 9.78 (0.55) 9.83 (0.42) 9.75 (0.63) 9.64 (0.89) 9.95 (0.12) 9.85 (0.37)
C. Inflation: most recent year 9.46 (2.71) 9.15 (4.27) 9.69 (1.54) 9.77 (1.17) 9.86 (0.70) 9.95 (-0.24) 10.00 (-0.01)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 9.58 9.76 9.49 7.40 7.37 7.07 7.31
A. Tariffs 8.74 9.28 9.92 6.43 6.29 6.04 6.05
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.40 (2.40) 8.73 (1.90) 9.79 (0.31) 9.84 (0.24) 9.22 (1.17) 9.48 (0.78) 9.48 (0.78)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.08 (4.60) 9.12 (4.40) 9.79 (0.31) 9.46 (2.70) 8.96 (5.20) 8.64 (6.80) 8.66 (6.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 10.00 0.00 9.96 (0.10) 0.00 (30.48) 0.68 (23.30) 0.00 (30.19) 0.00 (31.22)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.94 7.00 7.16 7.03 7.64
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.22 5.07 5.40 5.07 5.39
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.67 8.93 8.93 8.99 9.89
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 10.00 10.00 9.08 6.17 6.03 5.21 5.55
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.70 7.96 7.51 6.70 7.71
(ii) Capital controls 10.00 10.00 8.46 3.85 3.85 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.70 6.75 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 5.85 6.82 7.61 8.24 8.18 8.07 8.03
A. Credit Market regulations 6.69 8.15 9.07 9.29 9.33 9.33 9.33
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.07 9.46 9.20 9.86 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.01 5.48 5.70 7.61 8.19 7.79 7.74
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.56 10.00 8.33 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.71 5.62 7.79 7.95 7.83 7.63
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.21 6.21 7.80 8.06 7.86 7.92 7.83
(iv) Hours regulations 5.81 5.01 5.51 6.00 10.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.79 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
C. Business regulations 8.06 7.82 7.02 7.08 7.02
(i) Administrative requirements 7.30 5.11 5.23 5.35 5.87
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 9.08 5.99 1.48 1.48 1.48
(iii) Starting a business 7.67 9.29 9.31 9.58 9.58
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.18 8.92 8.44 8.35 7.56
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.30 8.34 8.41 8.37
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.29 9.29 9.29 9.29
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Syria1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.77 (93) 3.46 (106) 5.10 (113) 5.91 (118) 6.20 (124) 5.68 (141) 5.59 (146)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.84 4.38 3.75 5.72 6.52 6.19 6.20
A. Government consumption 4.17 (25.82) 6.76 (17.03) 7.50 (14.51) 7.16 (15.65) 8.11 (12.41) 6.81 (16.84) 6.83 (16.78)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.36 (10.20) 8.97 (4.29) 8.97 (4.29) 8.97 (4.29)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (59.50) 2.00 (45.00) 0.00 (63.64) 2.00 (46.40) 2.00 (48.37) 2.00 (47.86) 2.00 (47.86)
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 8.00 (28) 9.00 (22) 9.00 (22) 9.00 (22)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (39) 5.00 (38) 5.00 (38)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 1.76 3.02 5.44 4.84 5.06 6.52 6.04
A. Judicial independence 2.93 8.59 8.59
B. Impartial courts 4.64 4.80 3.26 7.59 3.19
C. Protection of property rights 6.13 8.10 8.10
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 7.50 7.50
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.22 3.22 3.22 3.22
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.49 4.64 4.64 4.64
H. Reliability of police 4.36 8.22 8.22
I. Business costs of crime 9.37 7.53 7.53
Area 3. Sound Money 8.18 5.58 6.46 7.39 7.28 4.87 5.12
A. Money growth 7.66 (11.72) 7.42 (12.90) 9.16 (4.20) 8.01 (9.93) 9.03 (4.84) 9.48 (2.61) 9.48 (2.61)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.56 (3.60) 8.75 (3.13) 7.47 (6.33) 8.00 (4.99) 5.95 (10.12) 0.00 (43.86) 0.00 (38.80)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.51 (17.47) 6.13 (19.33) 9.23 (-3.85) 8.55 (7.24) 9.12 (4.40) 0.00 (200.00) 1.00 (45.00)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.30 1.55 5.06 5.77 5.98 4.97 4.51
A. Tariffs 3.90 4.66 5.17 5.44 6.24 5.23 5.23
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.27 (7.10) 8.07 (2.90) 7.55 (3.67) 8.35 (2.48) 8.37 (2.45) 8.37 (2.45) 8.37 (2.45)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 2.54 (37.30) 5.92 (20.40) 7.55 (3.67) 6.08 (19.60) 7.16 (14.20) 6.70 (16.50) 6.70 (16.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (27.70) 1.89 (20.28) 1.89 (20.28) 3.18 (17.04) 0.63 (23.43) 0.63 (23.43)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.14 6.12 6.84 4.03
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.64 6.52 5.24
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.14 7.60 7.16 2.82
C. Black-market exchange rates 3.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.20 6.97
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 1.58 2.61 1.80
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 3.90 7.01 4.57
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.83 0.83 0.83
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 5. Regulation 2.75 2.77 4.80 5.85 6.18 5.85 6.10
A. Credit Market regulations 0.82 0.78 6.17 5.34 6.98 5.59 5.59
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 2.00 2.00
(ii) Private sector credit 1.63 2.33 9.50 7.02 8.94 4.76 4.76
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.65 5.58 5.04 5.66
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 6.10 6.10 7.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.27 3.91 3.61
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.13 4.22 7.14
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 2.58 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 6.57 5.96 6.92 7.04
(i) Administrative requirements 2.46 5.25 5.25
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.18 6.18 6.18
(iii) Starting a business 5.07 8.99 8.54 9.12
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.61 8.40 8.40
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.40 8.31
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.23 6.23 6.23 6.23
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Taiwan1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.35 (21) 7.13 (17) 7.41 (33) 7.58 (27) 7.66 (18) 7.66 (17) 7.65 (23)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.96 5.40 6.73 7.21 7.16 7.17 7.15
A. Government consumption 4.82 (23.60) 4.74 (23.90) 6.69 (17.25) 6.53 (17.78) 5.33 (21.87) 5.51 (21.25) 5.46 (21.44)
B. Transfers and subsidies 10.00 (0.35) 9.87 (0.99) 9.21 (3.40) 9.32 (3.00) 9.32 (3.00) 9.16 (3.60) 9.16 (3.60)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (44.30) 2.00 (44.30) 4.00 (30.23) 6.00 (25.48) 7.00 (24.61) 7.00 (21.86) 7.00 (21.86)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 5.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (60) 5.00 (50) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (50) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (40)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.83 7.25 6.08 6.69 7.02 6.75 6.77
A. Judicial independence 5.34 5.05 6.09 5.40 5.58
B. Impartial courts 5.68 5.69 5.42 4.49 4.52
C. Protection of property rights 6.07 7.15 8.08 7.88 7.81
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.55 5.55 5.55 5.55
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.87 7.87 7.89 7.89
H. Reliability of police 6.59 7.35 6.66 6.66
I. Business costs of crime 7.32 7.78 7.90 7.95
Area 3. Sound Money 8.05 9.42 9.46 9.58 9.63 9.64 9.64
A. Money growth 8.24 (8.79) 9.18 (4.09) 9.50 (-2.52) 8.95 (5.27) 9.27 (3.65) 9.50 (2.52) 9.62 (1.92)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.76 (5.60) 9.32 (1.71) 9.09 (2.28) 9.64 (0.90) 9.46 (1.35) 9.23 (1.93) 9.17 (2.06)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.20 (19.00) 9.18 (4.10) 9.27 (3.67) 9.75 (1.26) 9.81 (0.97) 9.84 (0.80) 9.76 (1.20)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.47 7.78 8.46 7.72 7.68 7.72 7.53
A. Tariffs 7.60 8.33 7.98 7.41 7.72 7.84 7.59
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.60 (3.60) 8.60 (2.10) 8.98 (1.52) 9.61 (0.58) 9.64 (0.54) 9.67 (0.49) 9.66 (0.51)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.06 (9.70) 8.98 (1.52) 8.72 (6.40) 8.78 (6.10) 8.80 (6.00) 8.70 (6.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.72 (8.20) 3.88 (15.30) 4.73 (13.18) 5.03 (12.42) 4.41 (13.98)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.23 7.67 7.24 7.53 6.96
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.13 7.02 6.07 6.35 6.27
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.33 8.33 8.41 8.70 7.65
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.80 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 5.00 7.63 5.82 5.76 5.51 5.56
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.63 7.44 7.31 7.08 7.17
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 5.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.20 4.20 3.94 3.94
Area 5. Regulation 4.46 5.80 6.30 6.70 6.81 7.03 7.17
A. Credit Market regulations 5.26 6.88 6.72 8.76 8.67 8.99 9.10
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 2.00 2.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 7.79 8.63 8.15 8.29 8.01 8.96 9.30
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.73 4.51 4.34 5.02 5.16 5.54
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.78 2.20 2.23 2.23 3.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.26 4.60 5.92 4.68 5.73 6.37
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 7.98 8.36 7.71 7.49 8.02
(iv) Hours regulations 6.18 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.56 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 7.67 7.00 6.74 6.94 6.88
(i) Administrative requirements 7.63 5.21 4.63 4.86 5.13
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.35 6.52 3.43 3.43 3.43
(iii) Starting a business 7.58 7.76 9.65 9.66 9.66
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.09 7.95 6.67 6.76 6.12
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.41 8.80 9.40 9.40
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.19 7.25 7.52 7.52
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Tajikistan1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.33 (116) 6.81 (90) 6.97 (84)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.46 6.63 6.46
A. Government consumption 8.26 (11.90) 8.97 (9.50) 8.29 (11.80)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.06 (3.94) 9.06 (3.94) 9.06 (3.94)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (84.50) 0.00 (61.00) 0.00 (61.00)
D. Top marginal tax rate 8.50 8.50 8.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (13)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (31) 7.00 (31) 7.00 (31)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.39 5.13 5.55
A. Judicial independence 4.53 4.32 5.14
B. Impartial courts 4.92 4.52 5.02
C. Protection of property rights 4.63 4.75 5.33
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.90 3.30 4.51
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.67 5.67 5.68
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.56 8.08 8.18
H. Reliability of police 5.15 4.75 4.75
I. Business costs of crime 6.76 5.65 5.81
Area 3. Sound Money 7.51 9.26 9.12
A. Money growth 9.82 (-0.88) 9.83 (-0.86) 9.67 (-1.64)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.51 (8.72) 8.23 (4.43) 8.04 (4.91)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.72 (6.42) 9.00 (5.01) 8.78 (6.10)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 5.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.73 6.47 6.89
A. Tariffs 8.38 8.47 8.41
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.19 (1.22) 9.19 (1.22) 9.19 (1.22)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.44 (7.80) 8.44 (7.80) 8.46 (7.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.50 (6.24) 7.78 (5.54) 7.60 (6.01)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 2.38 2.58 3.98
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.75 4.53 4.51
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 0.00 0.63 3.45
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.17 4.83 5.18
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 4.62 4.13 5.16
(ii) Capital controls 0.77 3.08 3.08
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.11 7.29 7.29
Area 5. Regulation 6.56 6.57 6.83
A. Credit Market regulations 8.33 8.47 8.67
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.99 9.41 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.24 4.87 5.41
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.67 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.51 5.25 5.60
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.11 6.30 7.18
(iv) Hours regulations 4.00 4.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.13 8.13 8.14
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 6.11 6.38 6.40
(i) Administrative requirements 4.85 5.09 5.30
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.53 5.53 5.53
(iii) Starting a business 8.88 8.51 9.42
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.26 4.29 4.28
(v) Licensing restrictions 5.66 7.20 6.97
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.49 7.66 6.91
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Tanzania1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.41 (78) 3.88 (101) 6.07 (84) 6.35 (98) 6.78 (83) 6.84 (88) 6.84 (93)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.83 3.58 5.77 6.27 6.80 7.15 7.38
A. Government consumption 7.50 (14.50) 6.75 (17.06) 8.31 (11.76) 6.30 (18.58) 5.74 (20.50) 6.12 (19.20) 6.57 (17.67)
B. Transfers and subsidies 10.00 0.00 9.96 (0.65) 9.97 (0.61) 9.97 (0.61)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (53.80) 2.00 (40.03) 4.00 (34.60) 7.00 (24.15) 6.00 (26.33) 7.00 (22.63) 7.00 (22.63)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 5.00 5.50 5.50 5.50 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (50) 7.00 (31) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (57) 3.00 (46) 3.00 (46) 3.00 (48) 3.00 (48) 4.00 (45)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.13 5.21 6.95 5.65 5.73 5.49 5.53
A. Judicial independence 4.91 4.36 3.67 4.03
B. Impartial courts 5.84 4.46 4.65 4.16 4.29
C. Protection of property rights 4.90 4.23 4.25 4.18
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.11 6.11 5.71 5.71
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.10 7.17 7.25 7.29
H. Reliability of police 4.19 4.62 4.11 4.11
I. Business costs of crime 4.18 5.48 5.25 5.19
Area 3. Sound Money 4.11 4.58 7.59 7.57 7.71 7.74 7.92
A. Money growth 5.94 (20.30) 4.00 (30.00) 8.72 (6.40) 7.32 (13.41) 7.54 (12.29) 8.28 (8.59) 8.91 (5.45)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 6.54 (8.66) 8.70 (3.26) 7.83 (5.43) 9.68 (0.80) 9.54 (1.14) 9.26 (1.85) 8.99 (2.54)
C. Inflation: most recent year 3.96 (30.20) 5.64 (21.82) 8.82 (5.92) 8.27 (8.63) 8.76 (6.20) 8.43 (7.87) 8.77 (6.13)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 1.62 1.51 5.24 6.12 6.66 6.59 6.03
A. Tariffs 4.87 4.53 4.96 4.94 7.14 5.32 5.32
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.87 (7.70) 5.00 (7.50) 2.07 (11.90) 2.07 (11.90) 8.61 (2.09) 3.34 (9.99) 3.34 (9.99)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.06 (29.70) 2.07 (11.90) 7.42 (12.90) 7.50 (12.50) 7.44 (12.80) 7.44 (12.80)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.64 (8.40) 5.33 (11.68) 5.30 (11.75) 5.19 (12.03) 5.19 (12.03)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.60 6.14 5.94 3.27
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.93 5.12 4.85 5.75
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.28 7.16 7.03 0.80
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.77 3.93 3.38 5.10 5.51
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.38 5.72 5.30 6.54
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.40 4.43 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 4.35 4.51 4.80 6.15 7.01 7.24 7.34
A. Credit Market regulations 1.64 3.74 4.50 7.89 9.68 9.07 9.40
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 0.93 7.21 4.51 6.67 9.04 7.20 8.21
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 4.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.76 5.71 6.41 6.34
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 0.00 1.10 4.43 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.09 4.66 4.78 4.14
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.43 5.21 5.97 5.06
(iv) Hours regulations 8.70 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.33 8.27 8.27 8.27
(vi) Conscription 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
C. Business regulations 4.80 5.65 6.25 6.28
(i) Administrative requirements 4.19 3.95 4.28 4.22
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.98 5.57 5.57 5.57
(iii) Starting a business 8.08 8.77 8.92 8.98
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.60 3.71 3.19 3.36
(v) Licensing restrictions 0.90 3.86 7.56 7.57
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.07 8.07 7.97 7.99
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Thailand1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.86 (31) 6.69 (30) 6.51 (69) 6.72 (76) 6.64 (95) 6.55 (106) 6.56 (106)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.01 7.36 6.84 7.12 7.14 7.17 7.16
A. Government consumption 7.11 (15.81) 7.57 (14.26) 6.77 (17.00) 6.71 (17.18) 4.91 (23.32) 4.57 (24.47) 4.51 (24.65)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.95 (0.70) 9.86 (1.00) 9.60 (1.96) 8.79 (4.95) 9.67 (1.70) 9.12 (3.73) 9.12 (3.73)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (31.90) 8.00 (15.20) 4.00 (37.20) 7.00 (24.70) 7.00 (23.81) 7.00 (20.60) 7.00 (22.31)
D. Top marginal tax rate 3.00 4.00 7.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (60) 4.00 (55) 7.00 (37) 6.00 (37) 7.00 (37) 8.00 (35) 8.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (55) 7.00 (37) 6.00 (37) 7.00 (37) 8.00 (35) 8.00 (35)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.52 6.43 5.99 6.28 5.35 4.97 4.99
A. Judicial independence 5.85 5.67 5.34 4.67 5.14
B. Impartial courts 4.68 5.87 4.86 4.25 4.67
C. Protection of property rights 4.42 7.11 4.29 5.15 5.17
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 5.00 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.11 6.11 6.24 5.96
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.89 7.89 7.89 7.87
H. Reliability of police 6.27 4.53 3.67 3.67
I. Business costs of crime 6.74 5.98 5.35 4.91
Area 3. Sound Money 6.32 7.97 6.61 6.76 7.06 7.05 7.13
A. Money growth 8.96 (5.20) 8.69 (6.56) 8.71 (6.47) 8.53 (7.34) 9.32 (3.40) 9.16 (4.19) 9.48 (2.58)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.85 (2.87) 9.34 (1.66) 8.06 (4.86) 9.40 (1.49) 9.57 (1.08) 9.49 (1.29) 9.41 (1.47)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.46 (12.70) 8.85 (5.77) 9.69 (1.57) 9.09 (4.54) 9.34 (3.31) 9.56 (2.18) 9.62 (1.89)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.16 5.07 7.03 6.43 6.83 6.80 6.77
A. Tariffs 4.47 3.21 6.65 6.84 7.43 6.92 6.89
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.40 (6.90) 6.40 (5.40) 9.06 (1.41) 9.29 (1.06) 9.55 (0.68) 9.57 (0.64) 9.57 (0.64)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.54 (32.30) 1.84 (40.80) 9.06 (1.41) 7.88 (10.60) 8.02 (9.90) 7.72 (11.40) 7.68 (11.60)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 1.40 (21.50) 4.28 (14.30) 3.35 (16.64) 4.73 (13.17) 3.48 (16.30) 3.41 (16.47)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 7.20 5.89 6.82 6.97 6.75
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.73 5.00 5.45 5.77 5.66
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.66 6.78 8.18 8.18 7.84
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 4.28 3.00 3.06 3.31 3.44
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.02 6.25 6.43 6.37 6.76
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.54
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 1.20 1.22 2.01 2.01
Area 5. Regulation 5.29 6.62 6.07 6.99 6.84 6.77 6.75
A. Credit Market regulations 6.67 8.26 8.06 9.33 9.26 9.31 9.13
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.02 8.78 9.17 10.00 9.79 9.93 9.38
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.98 4.30 5.43 4.96 4.68 4.82
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.94 6.70 6.67 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.01 4.60 4.75 5.59 5.70 5.69
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.93 7.93 6.45 6.12 6.14 5.46 6.28
(iv) Hours regulations 6.51 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 4.99 1.37 1.37 1.37
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 5.86 6.20 6.29 6.33 6.30
(i) Administrative requirements 6.88 4.89 4.28 3.84 3.87
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.98 2.17 4.76 4.76 4.76
(iii) Starting a business 7.28 8.88 9.01 9.05 9.05
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.31 5.85 4.31 4.23 3.86
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.35 8.34 9.08 9.24
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.04 7.04 7.04 7.04
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Timor-Leste1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 5.44 (143) 6.17 (127) 6.14 (127)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.29 4.54 4.54
A. Government consumption 0.00 (58.90) 0.00 (45.09) 0.00 (50.48)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.86 (12.01) 8.17 (7.22) 8.17 (7.22)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (79.90) 0.00 (82.39) 0.00 (82.39)
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.13 3.48 3.55
A. Judicial independence 3.88 3.85 3.85
B. Impartial courts 3.35 3.22 3.22
C. Protection of property rights 2.92 3.00 3.00
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.30 5.73
E. Integrity of the legal system
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 0.00 0.00 0.00
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 0.00
H. Reliability of police 4.33 4.29 4.29
I. Business costs of crime 5.58 4.73 4.73
Area 3. Sound Money 8.74 8.68 8.79
A. Money growth 7.66 (11.70) 9.24 (3.80) 7.79 (11.06)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.67 (3.33) 7.71 (5.72) 7.48 (6.31)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.65 (6.77) 7.77 (11.16) 9.91 (0.44)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.61 6.31
A. Tariffs 9.62 9.62
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.37 (0.95) 9.37 (0.95)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.50 (2.50) 9.50 (2.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.99 5.77 4.70
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.53 5.34 4.29
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.44 6.19 5.10
C. Black-market exchange rates
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 6.73 4.45 4.61
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.12 4.88 5.34
(ii) Capital controls 8.33 8.46 8.46
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.02 0.02
Area 5. Regulation 7.59 7.51 7.52
A. Credit Market regulations 9.50 9.50 9.50
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.71 6.86 6.87
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 6.67 3.33 3.33
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.01 4.02 4.16
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.57 5.79 5.75
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.57 6.19 6.20
(i) Administrative requirements 3.56 3.50 3.50
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.54 6.54 6.54
(iii) Starting a business 5.91 9.26 9.20
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.53 3.38 3.51
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.99 7.54 7.54
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.91 6.91 6.91
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Togo1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.99 (86) 5.44 (61) 5.81 (96) 5.76 (125) 5.56 (139) 6.03 (135) 5.89 (139)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 1.60 6.43 8.44 8.99 6.90 6.66 6.74
A. Government consumption 3.20 (29.11) 6.87 (16.65) 8.88 (9.82) 8.96 (9.52) 9.06 (9.20) 7.18 (15.60) 7.51 (14.46)
B. Transfers and subsidies 10.00 (0.28) 9.65 (1.79) 8.45 (6.20) 8.45 (6.20)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (71.70) 6.00 (28.80) 8.00 (16.80) 8.00 (17.48) 2.00 (41.53) 4.00 (36.00) 4.00 (32.35)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 3.33 4.48 3.59 2.48 2.55 3.66 2.98
A. Judicial independence
B. Impartial courts 4.11 3.70 3.90 3.80 4.01
C. Protection of property rights 5.13
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 1.67 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.15 3.15 3.15 3.90
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 0.43 0.73 1.94 1.98
H. Reliability of police 4.23
I. Business costs of crime 6.05
Area 3. Sound Money 5.53 6.95 6.48 6.88 6.69 7.03 7.10
A. Money growth 8.66 (6.68) 9.03 (-4.84) 8.66 (6.69) 9.94 (-0.32) 8.29 (8.54) 9.27 (3.65) 9.51 (2.46)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 5.56 (11.11) 9.37 (1.58) 7.65 (5.88) 8.94 (2.66) 8.84 (2.91) 9.22 (1.94) 8.93 (2.68)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.91 (10.47) 9.40 (2.98) 9.62 (1.89) 8.64 (6.80) 9.63 (1.83) 9.65 (1.77) 9.96 (0.19)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.78 4.36 5.87 6.05 6.07 6.59 6.09
A. Tariffs 1.73 3.87 7.60 7.39 7.38 7.39 7.39
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 1.73 (12.40) 3.87 (9.20) 7.82 (3.27) 7.24 (4.14) 7.25 (4.12) 7.25 (4.12)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.08 (14.60) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90) 7.62 (11.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.26 (6.84) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78) 7.29 (6.78)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.34 6.40 6.09 4.10
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.83
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.34 6.40 6.34 4.10
C. Black-market exchange rates 9.60 9.20 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.48 0.50 2.88 2.88
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.61 6.61
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.20 0.22 1.26 1.26
Area 5. Regulation 5.70 4.96 4.65 4.39 5.59 6.19 6.55
A. Credit Market regulations 6.42 6.59 5.78 3.67 7.50 7.50 7.50
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.26 9.77 9.33 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 8.00 8.00 6.00 6.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.57 4.31 4.68 4.17
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.60 1.67 1.67 1.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.59
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.82
(iv) Hours regulations 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 6.66 7.57 7.01 7.01
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 4.94 4.97 6.40 7.97
(i) Administrative requirements 3.90
(ii) Bureaucracy costs
(iii) Starting a business 3.88 3.86 8.56 8.75
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.37
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.96 4.08 8.20 8.20
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.97 6.97 6.97 6.97
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Trinidad and Tobago1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.89 (64) 5.52 (59) 7.52 (29) 7.12 (57) 6.93 (77) 6.73 (95) 6.77 (95)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.38 6.31 7.05 7.45 6.96 5.47 5.49
A. Government consumption 5.64 (20.81) 6.81 (16.84) 6.74 (17.10) 5.97 (19.70) 5.42 (21.58) 6.44 (18.10) 6.53 (17.81)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.50 (6.00) 7.41 (10.00) 8.45 (6.20) 8.83 (4.80) 8.44 (6.23) 8.42 (6.30) 8.42 (6.30)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (47.60) 4.00 (34.60) 6.00 (28.67) 7.00 (23.59) 7.00 0.00 (57.95) 0.00 (50.12)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 7.00 8.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 8.00 (30) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (25)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 8.00 (30) 5.00 (39) 5.00 (39) 5.00 (40)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.42 6.19 6.65 4.48 4.56 4.61 4.54
A. Judicial independence 5.32 5.73 6.00 5.47
B. Impartial courts 6.28 5.16 4.24 3.81 3.64
C. Protection of property rights 5.30 5.98 4.96 5.21 5.04
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 3.82 4.17 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 2.96 2.96 2.96 2.96
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.64 4.64 6.24 6.24
H. Reliability of police 1.93 3.51 3.46 3.46
I. Business costs of crime 2.22 2.54 2.09 2.38
Area 3. Sound Money 4.50 5.94 9.03 8.58 8.06 8.17 8.59
A. Money growth 7.62 (11.88) 9.06 (4.70) 8.83 (5.86) 8.23 (8.83) 8.22 (8.92) 8.68 (6.60) 8.37 (8.17)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 5.89 (10.27) 7.81 (5.47) 8.02 (4.95) 7.47 (6.33) 6.12 (9.70) 5.05 (12.37) 7.14 (7.15)
C. Inflation: most recent year 4.49 (27.53) 6.90 (15.49) 9.29 (3.56) 8.62 (6.89) 7.89 (10.55) 8.96 (5.20) 8.86 (5.68)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.69 2.71 7.28 7.74 7.64 7.93 7.74
A. Tariffs 7.87 6.12 5.40 7.83 7.64 7.54 7.54
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.87 (3.20) 8.20 (2.70) 3.20 (10.20) 9.07 (1.40) 8.95 (1.57) 8.95 (1.57) 8.95 (1.57)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 6.28 (18.60) 3.20 (10.20) 8.44 (7.80) 8.50 (7.50) 7.86 (10.70) 7.86 (10.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 3.88 (15.30) 6.68 (8.30) 5.98 (10.06) 5.47 (11.33) 5.81 (10.49) 5.81 (10.49)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.20 6.53 6.93 7.52 6.41
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.20 5.70 6.06 6.66 6.64
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 7.37 7.80 8.37 6.18
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.20 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 7.53 6.60 5.98 6.65 7.00
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.15 7.37 6.27 5.92 6.95
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 6.92 6.92 6.15 6.15 6.15
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 5.50 5.53 7.88 7.88
Area 5. Regulation 6.47 6.46 7.59 7.34 7.44 7.50 7.47
A. Credit Market regulations 6.90 7.24 8.52 8.33 8.85 8.68 8.74
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.81 7.71 8.56 10.00 9.54 9.05 8.21
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 9.00 7.00 9.00 9.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.15 7.54 7.50 7.63 7.70
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 5.34 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.80 5.35 4.59 4.58 4.69
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.47 6.13 5.30 6.08 6.39
(iv) Hours regulations 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 3.79 5.14 5.14 5.13
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 7.10 6.14 5.97 6.17 5.98
(i) Administrative requirements 7.47 3.27 4.04 4.14 3.91
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.70 4.75 5.20 5.20 5.20
(iii) Starting a business 6.63 8.61 8.61 9.62 9.62
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.60 4.84 4.27 3.58 2.72
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.65 6.06 6.84 6.79
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.72 7.65 7.65 7.65
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.71 (70) 5.38 (63) 6.08 (83) 6.60 (81) 6.65 (92) 6.41 (117) 6.54 (108)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.19 5.81 5.28 5.23 6.30 6.07 6.07
A. Government consumption 6.17 (19.03) 5.75 (20.45) 5.74 (20.50) 6.01 (19.58) 5.70 (20.61) 5.35 (21.80) 5.37 (21.75)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.61 (5.60) 7.68 (9.00) 8.10 (7.47) 7.41 (10.00) 7.00 (11.50) 6.41 (13.67) 6.41 (13.67)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (53.10) 4.00 (35.90) 2.00 (47.40) 2.00 (44.40) 7.00 (20.90) 7.00 (23.10) 7.00 (23.10)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 2.00 (62) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (51) 4.00 (51) 4.00 (44) 4.00 (44)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.92 3.50 7.33 6.98 6.45 5.57 5.75
A. Judicial independence 6.78 5.12 4.26 4.62
B. Impartial courts 6.99 6.59 6.01 4.23 4.30
C. Protection of property rights 7.37 6.48 4.99 5.59
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.88 4.88 4.88 4.88
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.11 7.26 7.26 7.26
H. Reliability of police 7.43 5.93 5.14 5.14
I. Business costs of crime 7.67 7.36 4.37 4.94
Area 3. Sound Money 6.18 6.98 7.05 7.30 6.85 6.87 6.97
A. Money growth 8.64 (6.80) 9.63 (1.86) 9.04 (4.82) 9.78 (1.09) 8.86 (5.71) 9.03 (4.83) 9.09 (4.55)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.63 (3.43) 9.20 (2.00) 9.75 (0.62) 9.83 (0.41) 9.44 (1.41) 9.60 (1.00) 9.77 (0.56)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.44 (12.80) 9.10 (4.48) 9.41 (2.93) 9.60 (2.02) 9.12 (4.42) 8.84 (5.80) 9.01 (4.94)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.59 5.04 5.43 6.44 6.44 6.94 7.15
A. Tariffs 4.36 4.71 5.53 5.34 6.91 6.97 7.19
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.00 (9.00) 3.67 (9.50) 7.75 (3.37) 8.69 (1.96) 8.86 (1.71) 8.83 (1.75) 8.83 (1.75)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.72 (26.40) 4.50 (27.50) 7.75 (3.37) 7.32 (13.40) 6.70 (16.50) 6.90 (15.50) 7.18 (14.10)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.96 (10.10) 4.96 (12.60) 0.00 (26.00) 5.18 (12.05) 5.16 (12.09) 5.54 (11.14)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.57 6.89 6.22 6.72
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.30 5.77 4.86 6.18
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.84 8.01 7.57 7.26
C. Black-market exchange rates 6.40 8.40 10.00 8.79 7.05 10.00 9.50
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 2.00 0.77 5.07 4.92 4.60 5.19
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.45 7.03 5.89 7.69
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 2.00 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 7.00 6.97 7.13 7.13
Area 5. Regulation 4.70 5.57 5.31 7.04 7.19 6.58 6.76
A. Credit Market regulations 4.89 7.21 6.96 7.87 8.12 7.00 7.33
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.68 8.63 8.92 8.61 9.35 6.01 7.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.52 6.55 6.06 6.37
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 7.20 8.33 6.10 7.77
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.83 4.89 4.19 4.91
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.97 5.31 5.31 4.80
(iv) Hours regulations 8.70 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.42 7.76 7.76 7.76
(vi) Conscription 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00
C. Business regulations 6.74 6.92 6.67 6.56
(i) Administrative requirements 5.28 4.68 4.18 3.79
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.30 3.93 3.93 3.93
(iii) Starting a business 9.46 9.60 9.60 9.61
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.84 5.88 4.54 4.25
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.54 9.01 9.40 9.40
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.00 8.39 8.39 8.39
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Turkey1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 3.72 (94) 4.83 (85) 5.81 (96) 6.43 (90) 6.88 (80) 6.86 (87) 6.86 (90)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.40 5.82 7.08 7.84 6.76 6.66 6.61
A. Government consumption 7.09 (15.89) 7.71 (13.78) 6.93 (16.43) 6.98 (16.26) 6.86 (16.67) 6.62 (17.50) 6.41 (18.22)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.50 (6.00) 9.07 (3.90) 9.37 (2.81) 9.38 (2.77) 6.16 (14.59) 6.03 (15.06) 6.03 (15.06)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (40.00) 4.00 (31.70) 7.00 (22.80) 8.00 (15.70) 7.00 (20.57) 7.00 (23.21) 7.00 (21.10)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 2.50 5.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (75) 4.00 (50) 6.00 (45) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (57) 4.00 (46) 7.00 (40) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.57 4.48 5.39 6.39 5.25 5.28 5.00
A. Judicial independence 5.34 5.30 3.77 3.45 3.26
B. Impartial courts 6.51 4.68 4.43 4.46 3.94
C. Protection of property rights 3.43 6.35 5.35 5.94 5.72
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 6.67 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 7.50 5.83 5.83 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.16 5.60 5.79 4.58
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.87 8.80 8.57 8.55
H. Reliability of police 5.87 4.19 4.30 4.30
I. Business costs of crime 6.14 5.95 5.84 6.33
Area 3. Sound Money 0.78 3.87 3.57 4.84 8.86 9.02 9.03
A. Money growth 3.14 (34.30) 2.36 (38.20) 0.00 (81.91) 0.00 (59.29) 8.34 (8.30) 8.14 (9.28) 8.40 (8.01)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 0.00 (27.75) 3.11 (17.23) 4.27 (14.33) 1.40 (21.49) 8.80 (3.00) 9.45 (1.38) 9.51 (1.23)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (85.04) 0.00 (58.21) 0.00 (54.92) 7.97 (10.14) 8.29 (8.57) 8.50 (7.49) 8.23 (8.85)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.43 4.71 7.55 7.38 7.35 6.88 7.18
A. Tariffs 3.50 4.53 7.42 6.87 6.25 5.94 5.95
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 5.80 (6.30) 8.13 (2.80) 9.55 (0.67) 9.73 (0.41) 9.57 (0.64) 9.49 (0.77) 9.49 (0.77)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 1.20 (44.00) 5.46 (22.70) 9.55 (0.67) 9.52 (2.40) 8.02 (9.90) 7.84 (10.80) 7.86 (10.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.00 (35.70) 4.12 (14.70) 1.36 (21.60) 1.17 (22.08) 0.50 (23.76) 0.50 (23.75)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.98 6.60 6.86 6.86 7.65
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.63 6.28 5.66 5.51 6.21
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.33 6.93 8.05 8.20 9.09
C. Black-market exchange rates 6.80 9.60 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 5.79 6.03 6.30 4.71 5.12
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.27 6.55 5.82 5.46 6.69
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 2.31 1.54 3.08 2.31 2.31
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 10.00 10.00 6.37 6.37
Area 5. Regulation 4.41 5.28 5.49 5.69 6.20 6.47 6.50
A. Credit Market regulations 3.99 5.41 6.14 6.65 7.52 7.97 7.96
(i) Ownership of banks 8.00 8.00 8.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 3.98 6.22 4.29 4.95 7.55 8.90 8.88
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.16 4.49 3.83 4.86 4.86 4.93
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.38 4.40 5.57 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.23 5.32 4.02 5.00 4.85 5.65
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.24 7.24 6.57 6.39 7.06 7.22 6.85
(iv) Hours regulations 6.18 6.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.19 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
C. Business regulations 5.82 6.60 6.23 6.58 6.60
(i) Administrative requirements 7.40 3.28 3.34 4.13 4.12
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.15 6.21 4.90 4.90 4.90
(iii) Starting a business 5.22 9.47 9.66 9.58 9.55
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.52 6.33 4.51 5.22 4.32
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.13 7.48 8.16 9.23
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.15 7.50 7.47 7.47
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 2.79 (104) 2.80 (112) 7.00 (44) 7.04 (63) 7.33 (40) 7.30 (46) 7.34 (54)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.52 6.73 7.54 7.66 7.46 7.41
A. Government consumption 9.57 (7.48) 7.50 (14.51) 7.16 (15.65) 7.74 (13.69) 8.85 (9.90) 8.66 (10.57)
B. Transfers and subsidies 8.94 (4.40) 9.99 (0.55) 9.89 (0.90) 9.98 (0.57) 9.98 (0.57)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (42.80) 2.00 (49.10) 4.00 (31.50) 7.00 (22.40) 7.00 (24.09) 7.00 (23.00) 7.00 (23.01)
D. Top marginal tax rate 2.00 6.50 6.00 6.00 4.00 4.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 3.00 (50) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 5.00 (40) 5.00 (40)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (59) 5.00 (40) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (41) 3.00 (50) 3.00 (50)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.76 2.44 4.80 4.67 5.05 4.70 4.93
A. Judicial independence 4.63 4.56 3.31 4.02
B. Impartial courts 4.41 4.12 4.82 4.16 4.52
C. Protection of property rights 4.29 5.20 4.00 4.82
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 5.83 5.83 5.83
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.70 4.04 4.87 4.87
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.03 8.14 8.33 8.35
H. Reliability of police 3.97 4.95 4.54 4.54
I. Business costs of crime 4.29 4.57 3.95 4.11
Area 3. Sound Money 1.04 0.28 9.30 8.70 8.71 8.51 8.71
A. Money growth 3.12 (34.40) 0.00 (410.00) 8.73 (6.34) 8.56 (7.20) 7.33 (13.35) 8.52 (7.40) 9.24 (3.81)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 0.00 (33.80) 0.00 (52.40) 9.05 (2.39) 7.86 (5.36) 8.32 (4.21) 6.60 (8.49) 6.45 (8.87)
C. Inflation: most recent year 1.12 (44.38) 9.43 (2.83) 8.37 (8.15) 9.20 (3.98) 8.91 (5.46) 9.14 (4.29)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 2.64 1.80 7.96 6.39 7.17 7.81 7.47
A. Tariffs 7.93 3.39 5.43 5.72 7.14 7.04 7.05
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 7.93 (3.10) 2.80 (10.80) 2.51 (11.23) 4.31 (8.54) 8.61 (2.09) 8.45 (2.32) 8.45 (2.32)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.98 (30.10) 2.51 (11.23) 7.52 (12.40) 7.50 (12.50) 7.44 (12.80) 7.46 (12.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.33 (11.68) 5.30 (11.75) 5.24 (11.90) 5.22 (11.94)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.29 5.28 5.78 4.05
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.12 5.63 5.68 5.44
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 2.46 4.94 5.88 2.67
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 0.00 8.46 6.54 6.27 8.40 8.80
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.97 7.13 6.75 7.93
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.00 8.46 8.46 8.46 8.46 8.46
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 3.20 3.21 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 4.72 4.95 6.21 7.92 8.04 8.01 8.15
A. Credit Market regulations 2.61 3.23 6.57 9.54 9.08 8.83 9.13
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 5.84 7.70 8.70 9.62 8.23 7.49 8.38
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 0.00 0.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 8.73 8.88 8.86 8.95
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.88 6.73 6.55 7.08
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.69 8.55 8.59 8.65
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.79 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.49 6.17 6.35 6.38
(i) Administrative requirements 3.82 4.89 4.56 4.53
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.41 6.28 6.28 6.28
(iii) Starting a business 8.10 8.02 8.30 8.72
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.20 3.03 2.91 2.77
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.05 7.17 8.39 8.31
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.34 7.61 7.66 7.66
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Ukraine1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.56 (119) 5.81 (124) 5.94 (132) 6.17 (127) 6.00 (135)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 4.59 6.46 6.62 6.51 6.52
A. Government consumption 4.65 (24.20) 3.59 (27.80) 4.38 (25.12) 4.68 (24.10) 5.59 (21.00) 5.64 (20.82)
B. Transfers and subsidies 6.26 (14.24) 3.98 (22.59) 4.28 (21.48) 3.46 (24.51) 3.46 (24.51)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 10.00 (8.46) 10.00 (7.13) 10.00 (11.42) 10.00 (9.16)
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.50 7.50 7.50 7.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (40) 10.00 (13) 10.00 (15) 10.00 (17) 10.00 (17)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (44) 5.00 (38) 5.00 (40) 4.00 (41) 4.00 (41)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.81 5.09 4.79 4.79 4.86
A. Judicial independence 3.17 2.56 1.80 1.69 2.13
B. Impartial courts 3.51 3.05 2.27 2.45 2.84
C. Protection of property rights 2.38 3.95 2.78 2.83 3.25
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.28 5.36 4.80 4.80
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 7.12 6.51 8.83 8.91
H. Reliability of police 3.96 3.28 2.75 2.75
I. Business costs of crime 4.93 6.08 4.75 4.08
Area 3. Sound Money 2.24 4.88 5.60 6.58 5.93
A. Money growth 3.17 (34.15) 5.27 (23.66) 6.98 (15.11) 8.36 (8.21) 8.18 (9.10)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 1.45 (21.38) 6.95 (7.64) 7.29 (6.78) 8.03 (4.92) 7.96 (5.09)
C. Inflation: most recent year 4.36 (28.20) 7.30 (13.52) 8.12 (9.38) 9.94 (-0.28) 7.56 (12.19)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 6.31 6.20 6.56 6.80 6.02
A. Tariffs 7.62 6.75 8.62 8.80 8.79
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.36 (0.96) 8.87 (1.70) 9.45 (0.82) 9.35 (0.97) 9.35 (0.97)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 9.36 (0.96) 8.64 (6.80) 9.08 (4.60) 9.10 (4.50) 9.10 (4.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.60 (11.00) 2.74 (18.16) 7.33 (6.67) 7.95 (5.13) 7.93 (5.18)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.51 4.84 4.75 5.55 4.51
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.03 4.56 3.91 5.11 4.94
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.99 5.13 5.59 5.98 4.07
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 7.78 10.00 10.00 10.00 7.81
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 0.00 4.34 3.22 2.88 2.86 2.97
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 7.13 4.61 4.31 4.13 4.48
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 1.54 0.77 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.30 4.31 4.44 4.44
Area 5. Regulation 4.84 6.42 6.12 6.16 6.69
A. Credit Market regulations 5.59 9.16 8.09 6.83 7.94
(i) Ownership of banks 0.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.76 9.47 6.26 2.48 5.81
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 7.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 4.51 6.17 6.03 5.37 5.69
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 1.87 5.60 5.57 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.25 6.34 6.32 4.88 6.21
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.07 7.30 7.01 6.53 7.10
(iv) Hours regulations 5.34 8.00 8.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 8.79 9.25 9.25 9.26
(vi) Conscription 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 4.43 3.95 4.25 6.28 6.44
(i) Administrative requirements 6.27 2.58 2.45 3.12 3.76
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 4.80 3.80 6.18 6.18 6.18
(iii) Starting a business 2.87 8.20 9.18 9.32 9.77
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 3.79 5.59 2.70 3.16 3.04
(v) Licensing restrictions 3.51 2.35 9.86 9.80
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.00 2.64 6.08 6.08
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United Arab Emirates1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.09 (28) 7.46 (14) 7.28 (39) 7.71 (20) 7.91 (8) 8.11 (5) 7.98 (5)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.19 7.43 6.11 8.09 7.94 7.61 7.58
A. Government consumption 0.37 (38.73) 2.91 (30.10) 4.71 (23.97) 8.66 (10.54) 8.06 (12.58) 7.91 (13.09) 7.78 (13.56)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.81 (1.20) 9.71 (1.55) 9.71 (1.55) 9.71 (1.55) 8.52 (5.92) 8.52 (5.92)
C. Government enterprises and investment 7.00 (21.40) 0.00 (56.90) 4.00 (38.18) 4.00 (36.28) 4.00 (36.58) 4.00 (36.58)
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 10.00 (16) 10.00 (16) 10.00 (16) 10.00 (16)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.06 5.79 7.52 7.27 7.27 7.75 7.78
A. Judicial independence 6.30 6.80 7.68 7.68
B. Impartial courts 7.55 6.35 5.66 6.57 6.57
C. Protection of property rights 6.82 6.35 7.43 7.43
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.83 4.83 5.33 5.55
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.30 9.30 9.90 9.91
H. Reliability of police 8.23 8.55 8.65 8.65
I. Business costs of crime 8.63 8.98 9.20 9.20
Area 3. Sound Money 7.93 9.44 7.75 7.60 8.32 8.61 8.74
A. Money growth 5.46 (22.70) 9.27 (3.66) 8.87 (5.66) 6.65 (16.75) 8.21 (8.95) 8.70 (6.52) 8.18 (9.10)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.08 (4.79) 9.32 (1.69) 6.49 (8.78) 6.62 (8.45) 5.23 (11.92) 5.97 (10.07) 7.24 (6.91)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.18 (9.10) 9.18 (4.10) 5.63 (21.83) 7.14 (14.29) 9.82 (0.88) 9.78 (1.10) 9.53 (2.34)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 10.00 8.33 8.58 8.10 8.10 8.26 8.11
A. Tariffs 10.00 10.00 9.60 8.87 8.67 8.81 8.83
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 9.99 (0.01) 9.99 (0.01)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 10.00 0.00 9.04 (4.80) 9.02 (4.90) 9.06 (4.70) 9.06 (4.70)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.56 (6.10) 7.00 (7.50) 7.37 (6.58) 7.44 (6.39)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.11 8.40 8.33 7.86
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 7.62 7.65 7.52 8.30
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 8.60 9.14 9.14 7.42
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 10.00 5.00 6.15 5.42 5.31 5.89 5.75
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 6.69 6.68 7.81 7.40
(ii) Capital controls 10.00 5.00 6.15 6.15 5.83 5.83 5.83
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 3.40 3.43 4.02 4.02
Area 5. Regulation 5.28 6.33 6.45 7.46 7.93 8.31 7.70
A. Credit Market regulations 6.85 6.49 6.86 7.74 7.64 8.33 8.33
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.71 7.98 8.71 8.21 7.92 10.00 10.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.48 8.50 8.55 6.83
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 6.21 6.59 6.76 6.43
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.47 8.38 8.57 8.53
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 2.21 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 7.15 7.66 8.05 7.93
(i) Administrative requirements 5.56 5.60 7.00 7.00
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 2.18 2.98 2.98 2.98
(iii) Starting a business 8.03 9.52 9.68 9.68
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.07 7.97 8.77 8.08
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.21 9.99 10.00 10.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 9.87 9.87 9.87 9.87
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United Kingdom1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.72 (14) 8.18 (5) 8.50 (6) 8.26 (5) 7.79 (10) 7.88 (10) 7.93 (10)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 3.94 5.65 6.13 6.29 5.18 6.15 6.19
A. Government consumption 3.93 (26.62) 4.52 (24.63) 5.23 (22.22) 4.32 (25.31) 3.98 (26.46) 4.76 (23.80) 4.91 (23.31)
B. Transfers and subsidies 5.83 (15.80) 6.08 (14.90) 6.31 (14.05) 6.33 (13.97) 5.75 (16.10) 5.84 (15.76) 5.84 (15.76)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (29.10) 8.00 (15.30) 10.00 (9.34) 10.00 (7.21) 8.00 (18.60) 10.00 (14.06) 10.00 (14.06)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 4.00 5.00 4.50 3.00 4.00 4.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (83) 5.00 (40) 6.00 (40) 5.00 (41) 5.00 (50) 6.00 (45) 6.00 (45)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (48) 4.00 (48) 4.00 (48) 1.00 (66) 2.00 (64) 2.00 (64)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 7.05 7.73 9.29 8.27 7.97 7.81 7.83
A. Judicial independence 9.02 8.74 8.66 8.67 8.68
B. Impartial courts 9.02 8.38 6.79 7.36 7.45
C. Protection of property rights 8.44 9.09 8.34 8.70 8.81
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 9.17 9.17 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.00 5.95 4.75 4.50
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.26 7.91 8.08 8.08
H. Reliability of police 7.51 7.77 7.68 7.68
I. Business costs of crime 7.25 7.15 6.74 6.92
Area 3. Sound Money 5.96 9.48 9.31 9.45 9.58 9.72 9.75
A. Money growth 8.57 (7.17) 9.75 (1.27) 8.14 (9.31) 8.54 (7.30) 9.26 (3.70) 9.66 (-1.71) 9.51 (-2.44)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.04 (2.40) 9.45 (1.38) 9.69 (0.77) 9.82 (0.44) 9.73 (0.67) 9.75 (0.62) 9.79 (0.53)
C. Inflation: most recent year 6.23 (18.84) 8.72 (6.42) 9.41 (2.93) 9.43 (2.83) 9.34 (3.29) 9.49 (2.55) 9.71 (1.46)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 9.63 9.47 9.40 8.79 8.78 8.09 8.28
A. Tariffs 8.89 8.41 9.18 8.39 8.34 8.25 8.43
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.53 (0.70) 9.60 (0.60) 9.78 (0.33) 9.59 (0.62) 9.63 (0.55) 9.64 (0.54) 9.81 (0.28)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.24 (8.80) 8.52 (7.40) 9.78 (0.33) 9.46 (2.70) 8.98 (5.10) 8.90 (5.50) 8.94 (5.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.12 (7.20) 8.24 (4.40) 6.13 (9.67) 6.41 (8.98) 6.22 (9.46) 6.54 (8.64)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 9.32 8.07 8.36 7.60 8.20
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.97 7.23 7.51 6.08 7.15
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.67 8.91 9.20 9.12 9.24
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 10.00 10.00 9.10 8.68 8.43 6.51 6.48
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.75 8.59 7.99 8.03 7.96
(ii) Capital controls 10.00 10.00 8.46 8.46 8.33 4.62 4.62
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 9.00 8.96 6.88 6.88
Area 5. Regulation 7.00 8.59 8.36 8.50 7.45 7.62 7.59
A. Credit Market regulations 7.33 9.93 10.00 9.43 7.33 7.58 7.77
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.00 9.79 10.00 8.30 3.00 4.75 5.32
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.00 8.00 8.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.67 7.24 6.92 8.47 8.25 8.21 8.08
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.61 8.90 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.39 4.90 5.83 5.67 5.76 5.22
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 5.18 6.21 8.60 8.10 7.87 8.07 7.83
(iv) Hours regulations 4.84 5.37 6.51 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.96 9.08 8.53 8.53
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.17 7.60 6.77 7.05 6.93
(i) Administrative requirements 7.93 3.80 3.50 4.76 4.87
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.03 5.90 1.90 1.90 1.90
(iii) Starting a business 7.73 9.58 9.58 9.80 9.85
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.97 9.04 7.70 7.88 7.00
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.45 9.19 9.20 9.21
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.82 8.77 8.77 8.77
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 8.07 (2) 8.48 (3) 8.65 (2) 8.22 (6) 7.76 (12) 7.68 (16) 7.75 (16)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 5.17 6.96 7.03 7.13 6.39 6.37 6.41
A. Government consumption 5.53 (21.21) 5.66 (20.76) 6.59 (17.60) 6.34 (18.43) 5.85 (20.10) 6.41 (18.20) 6.55 (17.74)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.17 (10.90) 6.68 (12.70) 6.54 (13.19) 6.69 (12.66) 5.69 (16.31) 6.08 (14.90) 6.08 (14.87)
C. Government enterprises and investment 8.00 (17.71) 8.00 (18.28) 8.00 (15.59) 8.00 (16.25) 7.00 (22.67) 8.00 (17.69) 8.00 (17.69)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 7.50 7.00 7.50 7.00 5.00 5.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (70-75) 8.00 (33-42) 7.00 (40-46) 8.00 (35-42) 7.00 (35-41) 5.00 (43-50) 5.00 (43-50)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 6.00 (36-45) 7.00 (42-49) 7.00 (37-44) 7.00 (37-44) 5.00 (43-50) 5.00 (43-50)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 8.35 8.35 9.23 7.54 7.14 6.97 7.10
A. Judicial independence 8.02 6.60 6.57 6.84 6.92
B. Impartial courts 9.02 6.80 5.63 6.09 6.38
C. Protection of property rights 9.10 8.05 6.76 7.25 7.57
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 10.00 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
E. Integrity of the legal system 10.00 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 7.33 7.33 5.45 5.45
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 9.61 9.51 8.92 8.92
H. Reliability of police 7.82 7.60 7.89 7.89
I. Business costs of crime 6.66 5.89 5.33 5.76
Area 3. Sound Money 9.22 9.68 9.78 9.76 9.68 9.42 9.42
A. Money growth 9.25 (3.75) 9.86 (-0.72) 9.94 (-0.28) 9.92 (-0.41) 9.46 (2.69) 8.18 (9.12) 8.17 (9.16)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 9.54 (1.15) 9.71 (0.72) 9.84 (0.40) 9.79 (0.52) 9.58 (1.05) 9.80 (0.51) 9.83 (0.43)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.10 (9.51) 9.13 (4.34) 9.32 (3.38) 9.32 (3.39) 9.67 (1.64) 9.71 (1.46) 9.68 (1.62)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.97 8.74 8.78 8.06 7.72 7.36 7.56
A. Tariffs 8.90 8.23 8.12 8.38 8.43 8.41 8.40
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 9.27 (1.10) 9.00 (1.50) 9.44 (0.84) 9.49 (0.76) 9.55 (0.68) 9.53 (0.70) 9.53 (0.71)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.54 (7.30) 8.76 (6.20) 9.44 (0.84) 9.36 (3.20) 9.30 (3.50) 9.32 (3.40) 9.30 (3.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.92 (7.70) 5.72 (10.70) 6.28 (9.31) 6.43 (8.93) 6.38 (9.04) 6.39 (9.03)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 8.81 8.03 7.66 7.47 8.14
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 8.12 6.72 5.97 5.61 6.52
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 9.50 9.35 9.35 9.32 9.76
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 8.00 8.00 8.21 5.84 4.80 3.58 3.70
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.49 7.28 6.46 6.46 6.85
(ii) Capital controls 8.00 8.00 6.92 6.15 3.85 3.85 3.85
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 4.10 4.09 0.42 0.42
Area 5. Regulation 8.63 8.66 8.43 8.61 7.85 8.27 8.28
A. Credit Market regulations 9.52 9.64 9.81 9.43 7.78 9.07 9.01
(i) Ownership of banks 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Private sector credit 8.55 8.93 9.43 8.30 3.33 7.21 7.02
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 7.74 7.68 7.17 9.14 9.06 9.03 9.20
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.82 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 7.15 6.65 7.01 6.84 6.43 7.27
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.59 7.59 8.35 7.83 7.49 7.73 7.92
(iv) Hours regulations 5.63 5.98 7.01 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 8.32 7.26 6.71 6.72 6.63
(i) Administrative requirements 7.92 4.29 4.03 3.99 4.36
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.15 5.93 2.59 2.59 2.59
(iii) Starting a business 8.40 9.80 9.79 9.81 9.81
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 8.82 7.23 5.99 6.24 5.41
(v) Licensing restrictions 9.98 9.98 9.64 9.60
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.36 7.90 8.04 8.04
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.33 (22) 6.60 (31) 7.08 (42) 7.05 (62) 7.31 (43) 7.18 (62) 7.08 (74)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 7.82 7.67 6.53 7.25 6.81 6.93 6.96
A. Government consumption 7.61 (14.11) 6.83 (16.77) 7.40 (14.84) 7.88 (13.19) 6.94 (16.39) 6.65 (17.40) 6.78 (16.94)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.66 (9.10) 6.87 (12.00) 5.20 (18.10) 6.60 (13.00) 6.29 (14.10) 6.08 (14.90) 6.08 (14.90)
C. Government enterprises and investment 6.00 (29.00) 7.00 (23.00) 6.00 (25.20) 7.00 (20.41) 6.00 (27.50) 7.00 (20.10) 7.00 (21.54)
D. Top marginal tax rate 10.00 10.00 7.50 7.50 8.00 8.00 8.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 10.00 (0) 9.00 (25) 9.00 (30) 9.00 (30)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 5.00 (36) 5.00 (36) 7.00 (31) 7.00 (39) 7.00 (39)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.61 6.28 6.39 5.57 5.89 5.47 5.54
A. Judicial independence 6.55 7.13 7.69 7.82
B. Impartial courts 6.67 5.47 5.26 4.90 5.18
C. Protection of property rights 5.53 6.26 6.75 6.50 6.88
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.19 6.67 5.83 5.83
E. Integrity of the legal system 5.00 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.88 3.88 3.85 3.85
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 6.42 6.42 6.45 6.45
H. Reliability of police 4.84 6.02 5.14 5.14
I. Business costs of crime 4.35 6.68 4.69 4.57
Area 3. Sound Money 4.18 3.76 8.39 8.18 8.98 8.96 9.05
A. Money growth 1.45 (42.73) 0.00 (54.79) 8.49 (7.57) 6.89 (15.53) 7.90 (10.51) 8.14 (9.31) 8.66 (6.70)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 5.28 (11.81) 5.03 (12.43) 6.04 (9.89) 6.76 (8.11) 9.36 (1.60) 9.40 (1.50) 9.33 (1.68)
C. Inflation: most recent year 0.00 (54.76) 0.00 (100.39) 9.05 (4.76) 9.06 (4.70) 8.66 (6.68) 8.28 (8.58) 8.22 (8.88)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.02 8.65 8.18 7.84 8.14 7.91 7.43
A. Tariffs 4.07 5.94 7.72 7.73 7.77 7.78 7.78
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 4.07 (8.90) 6.27 (5.60) 8.71 (1.93) 8.43 (2.35) 8.65 (2.03) 8.63 (2.06) 8.63 (2.06)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.90 (30.50) 8.71 (1.93) 8.02 (9.90) 7.90 (10.50) 7.90 (10.50) 7.90 (10.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 7.64 (5.90) 6.68 (8.30) 6.74 (8.16) 6.77 (8.09) 6.81 (7.98) 6.81 (7.98)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.25 6.22 6.96 6.97 4.81
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.25 5.73 6.56 5.91 5.87
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.72 7.37 8.03 3.74
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 10.00 10.00 8.74 7.40 7.82 6.90 7.13
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.02 6.74 8.02 7.14 7.83
(ii) Capital controls 10.00 10.00 8.46 8.46 8.46 7.69 7.69
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 7.00 6.97 5.87 5.87
Area 5. Regulation 6.00 6.63 5.91 6.43 6.74 6.62 6.40
A. Credit Market regulations 5.50 7.67 5.75 6.71 8.16 7.86 7.34
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 10.00 7.25 9.13 9.47 8.58 8.02
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 8.00 5.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 9.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.89 6.43 5.78 5.61 5.58
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 2.56 6.70 6.67 5.57 5.57
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.12 3.29 3.28 3.21 2.95
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.90 3.47 2.14 2.28 2.33
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 7.13 4.61 4.61 4.61
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 6.09 6.16 6.29 6.39 6.29
(i) Administrative requirements 6.75 3.50 3.52 3.97 3.78
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.48 4.96 4.31 4.31 4.31
(iii) Starting a business 5.00 7.56 9.51 9.55 9.56
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 6.11 7.49 7.20 7.22 6.38
(v) Licensing restrictions 6.85 6.97 6.82 6.82
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 6.59 6.23 6.50 6.90
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.72 (14) 5.55 (56) 5.83 (94) 4.73 (137) 4.01 (153) 3.36 (157) 3.29 (159)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.29 5.95 5.95 4.91 4.96 4.71 4.37
A. Government consumption 6.56 (17.68) 8.25 (11.95) 6.06 (19.39) 6.36 (18.37) 7.06 (16.00) 7.06 (15.99) 4.72 (23.95)
B. Transfers and subsidies 9.59 (2.00) 8.56 (5.80) 7.74 (8.79) 5.77 (16.01) 5.77 (16.01) 5.77 (16.01) 5.77 (16.01)
C. Government enterprises and investment 2.00 (45.60) 0.00 (65.20) 2.00 (42.36) 2.00 (42.36) 0.00 (60.59) 0.00 (60.59) 0.00 (60.59)
D. Top marginal tax rate 7.00 7.00 8.00 5.50 7.00 6.00 7.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 7.00 (45) 7.00 (45) 8.00 (35) 7.00 (34) 8.00 (34) 7.00 (34) 8.00 (34)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 7.00 (45) 8.00 (35) 4.00 (49) 6.00 (41) 5.00 (41) 6.00 (41)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.22 5.70 3.75 2.77 2.48 2.03 2.00
A. Judicial independence 1.67 0.31 1.08 0.19 0.21
B. Impartial courts 3.67 0.93 1.24 0.64 0.64
C. Protection of property rights 3.40 2.27 1.25 0.87 0.99
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 3.33 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 5.00 1.67 1.67 1.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 3.97 3.97 3.21 3.21
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.42 8.46 8.20 8.20
H. Reliability of police 1.82 1.99 1.21 1.21
I. Business costs of crime 1.36 1.81 1.48 1.06
Area 3. Sound Money 7.40 4.74 5.56 5.10 4.72 3.35 3.02
A. Money growth 7.79 (11.04) 7.28 (13.58) 5.48 (22.60) 3.12 (34.40) 5.90 (20.49) 2.77 (36.16) 2.77 (36.16)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 7.02 (7.44) 0.00 (30.17) 0.00 (39.24) 5.49 (11.29) 3.81 (15.48) 3.76 (15.60) 4.31 (14.23)
C. Inflation: most recent year 4.80 (26.02) 1.66 (41.71) 6.76 (16.21) 6.81 (15.95) 4.19 (29.06) 1.87 (40.64) 0.00 (62.17)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 8.67 6.41 7.86 5.61 3.47 3.17 3.13
A. Tariffs 8.00 4.22 7.61 7.64 7.80 7.51 7.57
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.00 (3.00) 8.53 (2.20) 7.89 (3.16) 8.45 (2.33) 8.45 (2.33) 8.45 (2.33) 8.45 (2.33)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 3.88 (30.60) 7.89 (3.16) 7.44 (12.80) 7.50 (12.50) 7.34 (13.30) 7.42 (12.90)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 0.24 (24.40) 7.64 (5.90) 7.04 (7.41) 7.45 (6.38) 6.75 (8.11) 6.85 (7.87)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.68 4.04 2.59 2.38 1.83
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.87 4.78 3.56 4.28 3.67
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.49 3.30 1.62 0.47 0.00
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 8.00 5.00 8.15 5.64 3.49 2.81 3.11
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 9.37 5.03 3.18 2.21 3.12
(ii) Capital controls 8.00 5.00 6.92 5.38 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 6.50 6.53 5.45 5.45
Area 5. Regulation 5.04 4.93 6.05 5.27 4.40 3.52 3.91
A. Credit Market regulations 6.09 6.00 8.55 9.33 5.93 4.76 5.97
(i) Ownership of banks 5.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 9.26 10.00 9.64 10.00 7.79 4.29 2.90
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 0.00 8.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.87 4.03 3.06 3.61 2.29 2.52
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 4.07 3.30 3.33 2.23 2.23
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 4.36 4.55 1.69 2.16 0.68 1.90
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.24 7.24 5.83 4.29 4.55 4.53 4.49
(iv) Hours regulations 5.68 6.00 8.00 4.00 4.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 5.57 3.43 3.67 3.49 3.25
(i) Administrative requirements 6.42 1.39 1.97 1.00 0.53
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 6.15 3.73 5.66 5.66 5.66
(iii) Starting a business 4.68 6.40 6.39 6.14 5.73
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 5.02 4.44 2.98 2.05 1.47
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.30 4.71 5.00 5.00
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.32 0.32 1.12 1.12
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Vietnam1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.19 (102) 6.35 (113) 6.46 (110) 6.43 (116)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.58 7.04 7.62 7.60
A. Government consumption 9.17 (8.83) 9.08 (9.14) 9.24 (8.60) 9.21 (8.69)
B. Transfers and subsidies
C. Government enterprises and investment
D. Top marginal tax rate 4.00 5.00 6.00 6.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (40) 5.00 (36) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 3.00 (52) 5.00 (36) 5.00 (36) 5.00 (36)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 5.86 5.88 5.40 5.52
A. Judicial independence 4.13 4.33 4.00 4.13
B. Impartial courts 4.60 4.39 3.89 4.18
C. Protection of property rights 5.72 4.52 4.34 4.85
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 6.36 6.51 5.69 5.69
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.34 8.73 8.73 8.72
H. Reliability of police 5.88 6.96 4.45 4.45
I. Business costs of crime 6.00 5.85 5.86 5.99
Area 3. Sound Money 6.30 5.93 6.24 6.20
A. Money growth 7.95 (10.27) 8.02 (9.92) 8.83 (5.87) 8.37 (8.17)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.90 (2.76) 7.46 (6.35) 7.46 (6.36) 7.25 (6.87)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.35 (8.27) 8.23 (8.86) 8.68 (6.59) 9.18 (4.09)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 5.84 6.28 6.46 6.16
A. Tariffs 5.80 7.14 7.23 7.26
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.16 (2.76) 8.16 (2.76) 8.16 (2.76) 8.16 (2.76)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 7.36 (13.20) 8.04 (9.80) 8.10 (9.50) 8.10 (9.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 1.87 (20.33) 5.22 (11.96) 5.44 (11.40) 5.52 (11.21)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.53 5.77 6.26 4.79
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 4.35 4.54 5.43 5.15
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.72 7.01 7.09 4.42
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.05 2.22 2.35 2.60
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.54 5.35 5.70 6.45
(ii) Capital controls 0.00 0.77 0.77 0.77
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.60 0.55 0.59 0.59
Area 5. Regulation 6.39 6.64 6.58 6.68
A. Credit Market regulations 9.54 9.63 9.14 9.14
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 9.09 9.26 8.29 8.27
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.38 5.50 5.34 5.48
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 7.23 7.77 7.77
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.41 5.44 4.86 5.94
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 6.24 7.79 6.90 6.65
(iv) Hours regulations 8.70 10.00 10.00 10.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 1.93 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 4.25 4.79 5.26 5.43
(i) Administrative requirements 2.30 2.85 3.47 3.73
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 3.98 6.31 6.31 6.31
(iii) Starting a business 8.14 8.48 8.86 9.31
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.05 3.63 3.63 3.66
(v) Licensing restrictions 7.00 7.46 9.06 8.21
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 0.00 0.00 0.23 1.37
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Yemen, Republic of1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 6.35 (113) 6.40 (118) 6.44 (115)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.60 7.15 7.23
A. Government consumption 8.04 (12.67) 6.58 (17.61) 6.90 (16.56)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.77 (8.68) 9.02 (4.10) 9.02 (4.10)
C. Government enterprises and investment 4.00 (39.65) 4.00 (39.65) 4.00 (39.65)
D. Top marginal tax rate 9.00 9.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 10.00 (15) 10.00 (15)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 8.00 (27) 8.00 (27)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 4.21 3.83 3.96
A. Judicial independence 1.28 2.13 2.13
B. Impartial courts 1.82 2.32 3.49
C. Protection of property rights 3.87 3.47 3.47
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 6.67 5.83 5.83
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 3.33 3.33
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.54 3.78 3.78
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 8.39 9.05 9.05
H. Reliability of police 1.77 2.12 2.12
I. Business costs of crime 5.22 2.41 2.41
Area 3. Sound Money 7.75 8.09 8.68
A. Money growth 8.37 (-8.15) 9.69 (-1.55) 9.69 (-1.55)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 4.85 (12.89) 4.88 (12.79) 6.66 (8.36)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.77 (11.17) 7.81 (10.97) 8.37 (8.16)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 7.08 6.88 6.84
A. Tariffs 8.55 8.44 8.44
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.98 (1.53) 8.92 (1.62) 8.92 (1.62)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.50 (7.50) 8.50 (7.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 8.12 (4.70) 7.90 (5.25) 7.90 (5.25)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 6.25 5.38 5.23
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 6.17 4.71 4.71
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.34 6.05 5.76
C. Black-market exchange rates 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 3.51 3.70 3.69
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 3.40 3.41 3.40
(ii) Capital controls 6.92 6.92 6.92
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 0.22 0.75 0.75
Area 5. Regulation 6.13 6.05 5.50
A. Credit Market regulations 6.56 5.00 5.00
(i) Ownership of banks
(ii) Private sector credit 4.12 0.00 0.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 5.50 7.04 5.37
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 8.90 8.90 8.90
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 5.61 4.75 4.75
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 7.99 8.06 8.06
(iv) Hours regulations 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 2.52 2.52 2.52
(vi) Conscription 0.00 10.00 0.00
C. Business regulations 6.32 6.13 6.12
(i) Administrative requirements 2.62 3.30 3.30
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 8.45 8.45 8.45
(iii) Starting a business 8.74 8.02 8.01
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 1.94 1.84 1.85
(v) Licensing restrictions 8.92 7.92 7.92
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.22 7.22 7.22
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Zambia1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2013 2014
Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.73 (69) 3.10 (109) 6.84 (50) 6.81 (73) 7.21 (56) 6.99 (78) 7.04 (78)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 2.56 3.97 6.63 7.56 7.58 6.54 6.35
A. Government consumption 2.47 (31.60) 4.96 (23.14) 8.53 (11.00) 8.24 (11.98) 4.41 (25.00) 6.65 (17.39) 5.89 (19.98)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.77 (8.70) 8.91 (4.50) 10.00 0.00 10.00 (0.40) 9.91 (0.83) 10.00 (0.24) 10.00 (0.24)
C. Government enterprises and investment 0.00 (77.10) 2.00 (46.20) 0.00 (62.60) 4.00 (31.00) 8.00 (15.35) 4.00 (31.44) 4.00 (31.44)
D. Top marginal tax rate 0.00 0.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 5.50 5.50
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 0.00 (70) 0.00 (75) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 8.00 (30) 7.00 (35) 7.00 (35)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 4.00 (43) 4.00 (43)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 6.09 3.70 5.85 5.24 5.70 5.51 5.68
A. Judicial independence 6.18 2.86 4.12 4.52 5.07
B. Impartial courts 4.86 5.00 4.98 4.78 5.14
C. Protection of property rights 3.23 6.05 5.23 6.02 5.92
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33 8.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67 6.67
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 4.56 4.56 3.51 3.51
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 5.52 6.52 4.68 4.71
H. Reliability of police 4.95 5.03 5.07 5.07
I. Business costs of crime 3.26 5.84 5.98 6.69
Area 3. Sound Money 6.26 0.59 7.15 8.11 8.87 8.77 8.98
A. Money growth 9.21 (3.95) 1.92 (40.40) 5.45 (22.73) 6.97 (15.14) 7.69 (11.56) 7.95 (10.26) 8.82 (5.91)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.18 (4.55) 0.43 (23.92) 8.35 (4.11) 9.13 (2.17) 9.47 (1.32) 8.52 (3.69) 8.68 (3.31)
C. Inflation: most recent year 7.65 (11.76) 0.00 (106.39) 4.79 (26.03) 6.34 (18.32) 8.30 (8.50) 8.60 (6.98) 8.44 (7.81)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.47 2.61 8.48 6.86 7.16 7.44 7.40
A. Tariffs 8.40 5.84 6.22 6.97 7.27 6.86 6.90
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.40 (2.40) 6.80 (4.80) 5.11 (7.33) 7.82 (3.27) 8.67 (1.99) 7.50 (3.75) 7.50 (3.75)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 4.88 (25.60) 5.11 (7.33) 7.08 (14.60) 7.32 (13.40) 7.36 (13.20) 7.30 (13.50)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 6.48 (8.80) 6.00 (10.01) 5.82 (10.45) 5.72 (10.69) 5.90 (10.26)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 3.40 4.60 4.19 3.68
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.07 6.22 5.79 6.40
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 1.72 2.98 2.58 0.96
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 9.23 7.06 6.77 8.73 9.00
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 8.25 7.44 6.96 7.78
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 9.23 9.23 9.23 9.23 9.23
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 3.70 3.65 10.00 10.00
Area 5. Regulation 5.26 4.63 6.07 6.29 6.73 6.69 6.79
A. Credit Market regulations 4.04 2.39 6.21 6.07 7.87 7.21 7.73
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
(ii) Private sector credit 6.13 5.18 5.62 5.22 9.62 6.64 8.18
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 4.00 0.00 8.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.00
B. Labor Market regulations 6.92 6.34 6.23 6.14
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 10.00 7.77 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 8.16 5.75 5.91 5.66
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 8.68 6.52 6.83 6.52
(iv) Hours regulations 4.70 8.00 8.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(vi) Conscription 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.86 5.98 6.62 6.52
(i) Administrative requirements 5.31 4.66 4.84 4.39
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 5.53 5.42 5.42 5.42
(iii) Starting a business 8.56 9.14 9.46 9.41
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 2.90 4.09 4.44 4.12
(v) Licensing restrictions 4.35 4.08 7.52 7.52
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 8.52 8.52 8.02 8.24
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Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank) Rating (Rank)
Summary Ratings (Rank) 4.80 (66) 5.00 (78) 4.58 (118) 2.93 (141) 4.45 (151) 5.13 (151) 5.28 (149)
Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data) Rating (Data)
Area 1. Size of Government 6.90 5.57 5.85 4.59 6.69 6.59 5.80
A. Government consumption 5.56 (21.10) 4.84 (23.56) 3.65 (27.60) 7.60 (14.16) 7.53 (14.40) 6.62 (17.50) 5.46 (21.44)
B. Transfers and subsidies 7.03 (11.40) 8.45 (6.20) 7.75 (8.77) 7.75 (8.77) 7.75 (8.77) 7.75 (8.77) 7.75 (8.77)
C. Government enterprises and investment 10.00 (12.70) 8.00 (18.60) 10.00 (6.20) 0.00 (100.00) 7.00 (20.90) 7.00 (22.60) 6.00 (25.44)
D. Top marginal tax rate 5.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.50 5.00 4.00
(i) Top marginal income tax rate 5.00 (45) 1.00 (60) 2.00 (53) 3.00 (46) 5.00 (36) 5.00 (46) 4.00 (52)
(ii) Top marginal income and payroll tax rate 1.00 (60) 2.00 (53) 3.00 (46) 4.00 (42) 5.00 (47) 4.00 (52)
Area 2. Legal System and Property Rights 2.97 3.99 5.02 3.49 3.90 3.89 3.93
A. Judicial independence 6.18 1.10 2.73 2.51 2.82
B. Impartial courts 7.35 2.14 3.32 3.24 3.29
C. Protection of property rights 3.23 1.44 2.24 2.28 2.33
D. Military interference in rule of law and politics 5.00 5.00 3.33 3.33 3.33
E. Integrity of the legal system 3.33 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
F. Legal enforcement of contracts 5.43 2.37 2.37 2.37
G. Regulatory costs of the sale of real property 4.43 6.78 6.82 6.82
H. Reliability of police 3.01 3.04 3.27 3.27
I. Business costs of crime 3.84 6.26 6.20 6.18
Area 3. Sound Money 6.35 5.67 2.89 0.00 1.97 5.65 6.72
A. Money growth 7.96 (10.19) 7.24 (13.79) 3.92 (30.39) 0.00 (224.09) 0.00 (292.40) 7.29 (13.54) 8.31 (8.43)
B. Standard deviation of inflation 8.75 (3.13) 8.38 (4.05) 2.64 (18.39) 0.00 (140.78) 0.00 (10799.60) 5.62 (10.96) 8.59 (3.51)
C. Inflation: most recent year 8.69 (6.57) 7.05 (14.75) 0.00 (55.86) 0.00 (302.12) 7.89 (10.56) 9.67 (1.63) 9.96 (-0.21)
D. Freedom to own foreign currency bank accounts 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Area 4. Freedom to Trade Internationally 3.48 4.90 3.23 2.37 4.91 5.41 5.73
A. Tariffs 8.43 5.71 4.56 3.92 3.67 4.38 5.10
(i) Revenue from trade taxes (% of trade sector) 8.87 (1.70) 3.87 (9.20) 5.11 (7.33) 5.11 (7.33) 4.91 (7.63) 6.19 (5.71) 6.19 (5.71)
(ii) Mean tariff rate 8.00 (10.00) 7.98 (10.10) 5.11 (7.33) 6.66 (16.70) 6.10 (19.50) 6.64 (16.80) 6.74 (16.30)
(iii) Standard deviation of tariff rates 5.28 (11.80) 2.84 (17.90) 0.00 (71.68) 0.00 (68.06) 0.32 (24.21) 2.37 (19.07)
B. Regulatory trade barriers 5.86 3.15 3.50 3.89 4.45
(i) Non-tariff trade barriers 5.22 4.68 5.84 6.48 4.74
(ii) Compliance cost of importing and exporting 6.49 1.62 1.16 1.29 4.17
C. Black-market exchange rates 0.00 7.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
D. Controls of the movement of capital and people 2.00 2.00 2.50 2.40 2.46 3.37 3.37
(i) Foreign ownership/investment restrictions 5.00 4.00 4.17 3.41 3.39
(ii) Capital controls 2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(iii) Freedom of foreigners to visit 3.20 3.21 6.71 6.71
Area 5. Regulation 4.28 4.87 5.93 4.23 4.76 4.12 4.22
A. Credit Market regulations 4.45 6.11 7.42 4.11 4.79 2.67 2.67
(i) Ownership of banks 2.00 2.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
(ii) Private sector credit 5.36 8.32 6.26 4.33 6.37 0.00 0.00
(iii) Interest rate controls (negative real interest rates) 6.00 8.00 8.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
B. Labor Market regulations 3.63 4.88 5.05 5.05 4.55 5.09
(i) Hiring regulations and minimum wage 3.52 8.90 6.67 6.67 6.67
(ii) Hiring and firing regulations 3.42 1.57 2.59 3.17 2.03 2.79
(iii) Centralized collective bargaining 4.49 2.45 2.82 2.48 2.63 3.06
(iv) Hours regulations 6.85 6.00 8.00 6.00 8.00
(v) Mandated cost of worker dismissal 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
(vi) Conscription 1.00 3.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
C. Business regulations 5.48 3.51 4.45 5.14 4.92
(i) Administrative requirements 5.10 1.99 3.52 3.07 2.63
(ii) Bureaucracy costs 7.05 3.37 5.78 5.78 5.78
(iii) Starting a business 5.68 3.59 5.55 5.91 5.94
(iv) Extra payments/bribes/favoritism 4.09 4.55 4.55 3.78 2.91
(v) Licensing restrictions 0.00 0.00 4.99 4.95
(vi) Cost of tax compliance 7.58 7.29 7.29 7.29